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: feeling withdrawn or separated from others or from society as a whole : affected by alienation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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West Ham have made tweaks since the policy was introduced, but fans feel alienated as season ticket holder Sean Newman, 36, explains.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Mangold wisely cast Winona Ryder, who often played alienated and apathetic young women, as Kaysen, who is forced by her parents to live in a mental institution after an accidental overdose.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
Others, however, argue there were plenty of errors made on the campaign trail, from refusing to distance herself from Biden or touting an endorsement from former GOP Representative Liz Cheney, which critics say alienated key Democratic constituencies.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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
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Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Mangold wisely cast Winona Ryder, who often played alienated and apathetic young women, as Kaysen, who is forced by her parents to live in a mental institution after an accidental overdose.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
Others, however, argue there were plenty of errors made on the campaign trail, from refusing to distance herself from Biden or touting an endorsement from former GOP Representative Liz Cheney, which critics say alienated key Democratic constituencies.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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
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“Alienated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alienated. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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