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View definitions for alien

alien

adjective as in foreign

noun as in (offensive) foreign person

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Today’s conservatives and members of the right increasingly view human empathy as a weakness, something wholly alien.

From Salon

Department of Homeland Security, which called him a “depraved illegal alien who should have never been in this country,” in a post on X earlier this year.

“Activists encouraging illegal aliens to resist law enforcement not only spread misinformation but also undermine public safety, as well as the safety of our officers and those being apprehended,” the agency said.

From Salon

Growing up in Stoke-on-Trent, a city with a mainly white population, she said she felt alienated with her natural hair as "children would touch and make fun of it".

From BBC

Starting in the 1980s, he says, rural Americans started to feel alienated and left behind while cities benefited from globalisation and technological change.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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