alienate



alienate (one) from

1. To isolate or estrange one from something. Her status as the teacher's pet alienated Lisa from her peers.
2. To cause a person or group to reject something. The candidate alienated many potential voters from his party when he insulted blue-collar workers.
See also: alienate

alienate someone from someone or something

to cause someone to feel negative about someone or something. The teacher alienated the entire class from the subject of calculus.
See also: alienate

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
IzidÓRa-Hungarian (Rare)
Johannezho-AN (French), yo-HAHN-ne (Danish)French, Danish, Norwegian, Medieval French
Tola-Khmer
KelvinKEL-vinEnglish
Ondina-Portuguese, Italian
Lefteris-Greek