Alienate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

transfer property or ownership

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹnəɡi/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈuːst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈuːst/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹnəɡi/.

Examples

She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious
The will aliened the property to the heirs
the boring work alienated his employees

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disaffect alien estrange

Parts of Speech

verb	arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness “She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious”
verb	transfer property or ownership “The will aliened the property to the heirs”
verb	make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated “the boring work alienated his employees”

Word Forms

estrangement	noun	separation resulting from hostility
alienator	noun	an unpleasant person who causes friendly people to become indifferent or unfriendly or hostile
disaffection	noun	the feeling of being alienated from other people
alienable	adjective	transferable to another owner

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entfremden

Feindseligkeit oder Gleichgültigkeit hervorrufen, wo vorher Liebe, Zuneigung oder Freundlichkeit herrschte

🇫🇷French

aliéner

susciter l'hostilité ou l'indifférence là où il y avait autrefois de l'amour, de l'affection ou de la convivialité

🇪🇸Spanish

enajenar

Despertar hostilidad o indiferencia en donde antes había amor, afecto o amistad.

🇮🇹Italian

alienare

suscitare ostilità o indifferenza là dove prima c’era stato amore, affetto o amicizia

🇳🇱Dutch

vervreemden

vijandigheid of onverschilligheid opwekken waar vroeger liefde, genegenheid of vriendelijkheid was geweest

🇵🇹Portuguese

alienar

despertar hostilidade ou indiferença onde antes havia amor, carinho ou amizade

🇷🇺Russian

отчуждать

вызвать враждебность или безразличие там, где раньше была любовь, привязанность или дружелюбие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विमुख

जहां पहले प्यार, स्नेह या मित्रता थी, वहां शत्रुता या उदासीनता पैदा करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্ছিন্ন করা

যেখানে আগে প্রেম, স্নেহ বা বন্ধুত্ব ছিল সেখানে শত্রুতা বা উদাসীনতা জাগিয়ে তোলে

🇮🇳Tamil

அந்நியப்படுத்த

முன்பு அன்பு, பாசம் அல்லது நட்பு இருந்த இடத்தில் விரோதம் அல்லது அலட்சியத்தைத் தூண்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పరాయీకరణ

గతంలో ప్రేమ, ఆప్యాయత లేదా స్నేహపూర్వకత ఉన్న చోట శత్రుత్వం లేదా ఉదాసీనతను రేకెత్తిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

दुरावणे

जिथे पूर्वी प्रेम, आपुलकी किंवा मैत्री होती तिथे शत्रुत्व किंवा उदासीनता जागृत करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિમુખ કરવું

જ્યાં અગાઉ પ્રેમ, સ્નેહ અથવા મિત્રતા હતી ત્યાં દુશ્મનાવટ અથવા ઉદાસીનતા જગાડવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೂರಮಾಡು

ಹಿಂದೆ ಪ್ರೀತಿ, ವಾತ್ಸಲ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ನೇಹಪರತೆ ಇದ್ದ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಗೆತನ ಅಥವಾ ಉದಾಸೀನತೆಯನ್ನು ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಾಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അന്യമാക്കുക

മുമ്പ് സ്നേഹമോ വാത്സല്യമോ സൗഹൃദമോ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നിടത്ത് ശത്രുതയോ നിസ്സംഗതയോ ഉണർത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੂਰ

ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣੀ ਜਾਂ ਉਦਾਸੀਨਤਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰੋ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਪਿਆਰ, ਪਿਆਰ, ਜਾਂ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

اجنبی

جہاں پہلے محبت، پیار یا دوستی تھی وہاں دشمنی یا بے حسی کو جنم دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

离间

在原本有爱、感情或友善的地方激起敌意或冷漠

🇯🇵Japanese

疎外する

以前は愛、愛情、または友好関係があった場所に敵意や無関心を呼び起こす

🇰🇷Korean

소외시키다

이전에 사랑, 애정, 우정이 있었던 곳에서 적대감이나 무관심을 불러일으킵니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xa lánh

khơi dậy sự thù địch hoặc thờ ơ ở nơi trước đây từng có tình yêu, tình cảm hoặc sự thân thiện

🇹🇭Thai

โอน

ปลุกเร้าความเกลียดชังหรือความไม่แยแสในที่ที่เคยมีความรักความเสน่หาหรือความเป็นมิตร

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjauhkan

membangkitkan permusuhan atau ketidakpedulian di mana sebelumnya ada cinta, kasih sayang, atau keramahan

🇵🇭Filipino

ihiwalay

pumukaw ng poot o kawalang-interes kung saan may dating pag-ibig, pagmamahal, o pagkamagiliw

🇲🇾Malay

mengasingkan diri

membangkitkan permusuhan atau sikap acuh tak acuh di mana dahulunya terdapat cinta, kasih sayang, atau keramahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تنفر

إثارة العداء أو اللامبالاة في المكان الذي كان يوجد فيه سابقًا الحب أو المودة أو الود

🇮🇷Persian

بیگانه کردن

در جایی که قبلاً عشق، محبت یا دوستی وجود داشته است، خصومت یا بی تفاوتی را برانگیزد

🇹🇷Turkish

yabancılaştırmak

daha önce sevginin, şefkatin veya dostluğun olduğu yerde düşmanlık veya kayıtsızlık uyandırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַרְחִיק

לעורר עוינות או אדישות במקום בו היו בעבר אהבה, חיבה או ידידותיות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'alienate'?

The primary meaning of 'alienate' is 'arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness'.

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Using 'alienate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'alienate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'alienate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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