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alienated

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: EY1 L IY0 AH0 N EY2 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Isolated; excluded; estranged.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of alienate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

caused to be unloved

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: estranged

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

socially disoriented

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • anomic loners musing over their fate
  • we live in an age of rootless alienated people

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: anomic, disoriented

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: entfremdet — isolated, excluded or estranged
  • Latin: abstractus — isolated, excluded or estranged
  • Macedonian: отуѓен (otuǵen) — isolated, excluded or estranged
  • Portuguese: alienado — isolated, excluded or estranged
  • Spanish: alienado — isolated, excluded or estranged