Alienate Meaning in English

word

US

ˈeɪɫjəˌneɪt

AYL-yuh-NAYT

UK

ˈeɪliənˌeɪt

AY-lee-uh-NAYT

التعريف

To make someone feel isolated or no longer friendly or supportive; to cause someone to feel that they do not belong.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often used in formal or semi-formal contexts. Common collocations: 'alienate friends', 'alienate customers', 'alienate people by'. Implies active or unintentional exclusion. Not used for physical distance, but emotional or social separation. Can describe both actions ('to alienate') and effects.

• Spanish: alienar - alejar (de personas)
• Portuguese (BR): alienar - afastar (de pessoas)
• Portuguese (PT): alienar - afastar (das pessoas)
• Chinese (Simplified): 疏远 - 使...失去支持
• Chinese (Traditional): 疏遠 - 使...失去支持
• Hindi: अलग कर देना - दूर कर देना
• Arabic: ينفّر - يعزل
• Bengali: বিচ্ছিন্ন করা - দূরে সরিয়ে দেওয়া
• Russian: отчуждать - отдалять
• Japanese: 疎外する
• Vietnamese: làm cho xa lánh - làm cho cô lập
• Korean: 소외시키다 - 멀어지게 하다
• Turkish: yabancılaştırmak - uzaklaştırmak
• Urdu: بیگانہ کرنا - دور کرنا
• Indonesian: mengasingkan - menjauhkan

جمل نموذجية

His rude comments alienated his coworkers.

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Be careful not to alienate your friends.

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The policy changes alienated many supporters.

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If you keep ignoring her, you might alienate her for good.

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The new manager's strict rules alienated the entire team.

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I didn't mean to alienate anyone with my comment.

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