alienated
adjective
alien·at·ed
ˈā-lē-ə-ˌnā-təd 
ˈāl-yə-
: feeling withdrawn or separated from others or from society as a whole : affected by alienation
feeling lonely and alienated
… after the success of 1969's "Easy Rider," a paean to the alienated youth of the hippie generation …—
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Balochistan’s population – made up mostly of the ethnic Baloch group – is deeply disenfranchised, impoverished, and has been growing increasingly alienated from the federal government by decades of policies widely seen as discriminatory.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Ghalib, who endorsed Trump, thinks many Arabs and Muslims have increasingly felt alienated from the Democratic Party — on both foreign policy and domestic cultural issues.
—Sarah McCammon, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
Such was the spirit of the times, but Rocky Balboa’s journey looks downright triumphant next to that of Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), the alienated cabbie for whom New York has become a living hell.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Tesla's share price has plummeted 40% from its December peak, and its market value has fallen below $1 trillion as the EV giant faces stiffer competition from rivals and cooling interest from alienated shoppers.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
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Sophia Saifi, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Ghalib, who endorsed Trump, thinks many Arabs and Muslims have increasingly felt alienated from the Democratic Party — on both foreign policy and domestic cultural issues.
—Sarah McCammon, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
Such was the spirit of the times, but Rocky Balboa’s journey looks downright triumphant next to that of Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), the alienated cabbie for whom New York has become a living hell.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Tesla's share price has plummeted 40% from its December peak, and its market value has fallen below $1 trillion as the EV giant faces stiffer competition from rivals and cooling interest from alienated shoppers.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Alienated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alienated. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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