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alienated

[ey-lee-uh-ney-tid, eyl-yuh-] / ˈeɪ li əˌneɪ tɪd, ˈeɪl yə- /
ADJECTIVE
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Alienated by mainstream medicine’s denial of her condition, Ash became her own guinea pig for the next couple of years.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2023

Alienated by House GOP leaders and most rank-and-file members, Ms. Cheney stayed in the spotlight with her role as vice chair of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.

From Washington Times • Feb. 3, 2022

Alienated characters, who are the least likely to garner empathy, require extra attention from writers, and therefore often gravitate toward the center of a show.

From The New Yorker • May 18, 2019

Alienated from his family and friends in Vanderveer, he found a sense of belonging at the gay bars of downtown Manhattan in the 1980s and ’90s.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2017

Alienated from the expectation of integration, corresponding to the ideal of the complete human being, sport is as specialized as any other form of human praxis.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai




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