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

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

But over the years, Horning’s unconventional style alienated some.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

“This alienated the aspirational customer, who is the growth engine of the luxury sector,” he continued.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

The Threepenny Opera was a kind of Trainspotting for the late 1920s, presenting the middle classes with a grimy, warts-and-all vision of the alienated, nihilistic underclass.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall