alienated

Meanings

• Adjective

  Feeling or being isolated or estranged from others or from society.

  - "Despite her outgoing nature, she felt alienated among the snobbish crowd."
  - "Many young people feel alienated from the political process."

• Verb

  Make (someone) feel unwelcome or isolated.

  - "The new employee was alienated by his colleagues' cliques."
  - "Parents should not alienate their children by criticizing them excessively."

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Antonyms

accept

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Synonyms

antagonize , estrange , isolate , marginalize , on the outside , looking in

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with alienated
alienated , created , fated , gated , hated , mated , nated , related , sated , traited

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Variants

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alienated , alienate , alienates , alienating , alienator , alienators

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Forms

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alienates, alienating, alienatedly, alienation, alienatedly, alienations

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'alienatus' meaning 'estranged, alienated, or changed'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'alienated' was first used in English in the late 15th century.

2. In psychology, 'alienation' is a state of feeling disconnected from one's own emotions, thoughts, or experiences.

3. The term 'alienated' is also used in economics to describe the relationship between workers and the means of production.

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Related Concepts

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1. Social isolation: A state of being separated from social connections and relationships.

2. Existentialism: A philosophical movement emphasizing individual existence and freedom, often characterized by feelings of alienation and meaninglessness.

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Culture

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The term 'alienated' has been used extensively in literature and art to depict feelings of isolation, estrangement, and disconnection. In Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', the protagonist Raskolnikov experiences a profound sense of alienation from society. In music, bands like Nirvana and Radiohead have explored themes of alienation in their songs.

How to Memorize "alienated"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person standing alone in a crowded room, looking sad and disconnected. Visualize this image whenever you encounter the word 'alienated'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'alienated' with feelings of isolation, estrangement, and disconnection.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'A Alone, L Isolated, E Estranged, N Not connected, I Isolated, A Alone, T Totally disconnected'.

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