alienated

alienated
alienated alienated adj. 1. 1 socially disoriented. we live in an age of rootless alienated people

Syn: anomic, disoriented [WordNet 1.5]

2. having become indifferent or hostile to one's peers or social group.

Syn: estranged [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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