alienated

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The squad almost imploded when Jonathan Rowe and Adrien Rabiot clashed in the dressing room, and De Zerbi's uncompromising style alienated certain players.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Divorce, marriage, kids, no kids; so many of the men in McCarthy’s orbit feel alienated, adrift, untethered to any community.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Some speculate that its ambiguous ending alienated audiences, although both viewers and critics seem to have liked the movie overall.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

The deaths, coupled with chaos at an oversold Electric Zoo summer festival, alienated partygoers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

I’ve hid anything having to do with me from Father, never shared my ideals with him, deliberately alienated myself from him.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank