alienated — feeling isolated, estranged, or disconnected from others or society
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: feeling isolated, estranged, or disconnected from others or society
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪd/
Korean meaning: 소외된, 고립된, 단절감을 느끼는
Korean pronunciation: **에이**리어네이티드
Example Sentences
- The new employee felt alienated when no one invited him to the office pizza party.
- After his friends discovered he didn't like K-pop, Tom felt alienated from the group.
- The teenager felt increasingly alienated as social media made her compare herself to others constantly.
alienated
ADJECTIVE//ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪd//
feeling isolated, estranged, or disconnected from others or society
a teenage student sits alone at a lunch table, staring down at their untouched food tray. They hunch their shoulders inward while picking at their meal with a plastic fork. In the background, groups of other students laugh and chat animatedly at nearby tables. The isolated student glances up briefly at the social groups, then looks away with a sad expression. Other students walk past the lone figure without acknowledging their presence. feeling isolated, estranged, and disconnected from others in a social environment
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin alienus meaning 'belonging to another' or 'foreign', which evolved through Medieval Latin alienare meaning 'to make distant or estranged'.
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📝Examples
“The new employee felt alienated when no one invited him to the office pizza party.”
“After his friends discovered he didn't like K-pop, Tom felt alienated from the group.”
“The teenager felt increasingly alienated as social media made her compare herself to others constantly.”
“He became alienated from his family after announcing he was switching from coffee to tea.”
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