Alienated

Definitions: Alienated

Alienated

Adjective

1. Socially disoriented; "anomic loners musing over their fate"; "we live in an age of rootless alienated people".

2. Caused to be unloved.

Date "alienated" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Synonyms: Alienated

Synonyms: anomic (adj), disoriented (adj), estranged (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Enmity	On bad terms, not on speaking terms; cool; cold, cold hearted; estranged, alienated, disaffected, irreconcilable.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Alienated

English words defined with "alienated": Alienability, alienation, anomic ♦ Bartolomeo Prignano ♦ Devest, disaffection, disoriented ♦ estrangement, estranging ♦ Far off ♦ James I ♦ Nonalienation ♦ Urban VI. (references)

Specialty definitions using "alienated": Cultural patrimony ♦ Michal. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Beyond the fact that you are a brilliant Jewish physician who was born in Hungary and studied for a while in Paris, and that certain radical theories of yours have alienated the respectable medical community so that you have severed your connections with various hospitals and branches of the medical fraternity, beyond this I can deduce little. (The Seven-Per-Cent Solution; writing credit: Arthur Conan Doyle; Nicholas Meyer) ! Being a brain has alienated me from all my friends. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) I think we're sufficiently alienated for this to qualify as a pass. (The River Wild; writing credit: Denis O'Neill)
Movie/TV Titles	Alienated (2003)
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Domain	Title
Books	Alienated Affections (reference) Alienated Minority: The Jews of Medieval Latin Europe (reference) Alienated Women: A Study on Polish Women's Fiction 1845-1918 (reference) Art Alienated from Itself: Studies in Spanish American Modernism (reference) Creating the Capacity for Attachment: Treating Addictions and the Alienated Self (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Alienated Individuals [EXPLICIT LYRICS] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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Author	Quotation
Ralph Waldo Emerson	In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Venezuela	His programs have alienated much of the upper and upper-middle class while retaining the enthusiastic support of poorer Venezuelans. (references)
	Cambodia	The presence of Vietnamese throughout the country and their intrusion into nearly all aspects of Cambodian life alienated much of the populace. (references)
	Afghanistan	Some of these, such as the abolition of the traditional Muslim veil for women and the opening of a number of co-educational schools, quickly alienated many tribal and religious leaders. (references)
Minorities	Philippines	Historically they have been alienated from the dominant Christian majority, and government efforts to integrate Muslims into the political and economic fabric of the country have met with only limited success. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Gerald Ford	1974-1977	At the same time, Americans became increasingly alienated from big institutions.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Alienated" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 52.05% of the time. "Alienated" is used about 244 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)	52.05%	127	28,395
Lexical Verb (past tense)	25.82%	63	42,364
Adjective (general or positive)	21.72%	53	46,657
Noun (proper)	0.41%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	244	N/A

Expression using "alienated": become alienated. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "alienated": non-alienated.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "alienated"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Bulgarian		отчужден (estranged, expropriated). (various references)

Chinese		疏远 (Alienate, Alienating, Alienation, Distanced, Distancing, Estrange, Estranged, Estranging). (various references)

German		abspenstig gemacht. (various references)

Indonesian		terasingkan (estranged), terasing (exotic, secluded). (various references)

Italian		alienato. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		背離 (estranged). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		はいり (absurdity, estranged, irrationality). (various references)

Pig Latin		alienateday

Portuguese		alienado (bedlamite, insane, madman, maniacal, manic, non-acceptance). (various references)

Romanian		alienat (insane, lunatic, madman). (various references)

Russian		отчуждать отчужденный (estranged). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	Colossians Chapter 1, Verse 21
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai umaV pote ontaV aphllotriwmenouV kai ecqrouV th dianoia en toiV ergoiV toiV ponhroiV nuni de apokathllaxen
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et vos cum essetis aliquando alienati et inimici sensu in operibus malis
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And whanne ye weren sumtyme aliened, and enemyes bi wit in yuele werkis,
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And you (which were in tymes past straungers and enymes because youre myndes were set in evyll workes) hath he now recocilied
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And you, that were formerly alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled,
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And you, who in the past were cut off and at war with God in your minds through evil works, he has now made one
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Colossians Chapter 1, Verse 21
Cebuano	Ug kamo, nga kaniadto mga nahimutang sa halayo ug mga mabinatukon diha sa panghunahuna, nga nanaghimo sa mga dautang buhat,
Chinese	� 們從前與　神 �" 絕、 � 著惡行、心裡與他為敵．
Croatian	I vas, nekoæ po zlim djelima udaljene i neprijateljski raspoložene,
Danish	Også eder, som fordum vare fremmedgjorte og fjendske af Sindelag i eders onde Gerninger,
Dutch	En Hij heeft u, die eertijds vervreemd waart, en vijanden door het verstand in de boze werken, nu ook verzoend,
Finnish	Teidätkin, jotka ennen olitte vieraantuneet ja mieleltänne hänen vihamiehiänsä pahoissa teoissanne, hän nyt on sovittanut
French	Et vous, qui étiez autrefois étrangers et ennemis par vos pensées et par vos mauvaises oeuvres, il vous a maintenant réconciliés par sa mort dans le corps de sa chair,
German	Und euch, die ihr weiland Fremde und Feinde waret durch die Vernunft in bösen Werken,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Dahulu kalian jauh dari Allah. Kalian memusuhi-Nya karena kelakuan dan pikiranmu jahat.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Kamu ini dahulu berjauhan dan ingatanmu berseteru menurut perbuatanmu yang jahat,
Italian	E anche voi, che un tempo eravate stranieri e nemici con la mente intenta alle opere cattive che facevate,
Korean	� � 에 악 한 행 실 로 멀 리 � 나 마 음 으 로 원 수 가 되 었 던 너 희 를
Maori	Me koutou hoki he tangata ke i mua, he hoariri te hinengaro i nga mahi kino, na kua meinga nei e ia kia houhia ta koutou rongo,
Norwegian	Også eder, som fordum var fremmede og fiender ved eders sinnelag, i de onde gjerninger,
Rumanian	Wi pe voi, cari odinioarq erayi strqini wi vrqjmawi prin gkndurile wi prin faptele voastre rele, El v`a kmpqcat acum
Shuar
Spanish	A vosotros también, aunque en otro tiempo estabais apartados y erais enemigos por tener la mente ocupada en las malas obras, ahora os ha reconciliado
Swahili	Hapo kwanza ninyi pia mlikuwa mbali na Mungu na mlikuwa adui zake kwa sababu ya fikira zenu na matendo yenu maovu.
Swedish	Också åt eder, som förut voren bortkomna från honom och genom edert sinnelag hans fiender, i det att I gjorden vad ont var,
Uma	Owi-koi ompi', molaa-koi ngkai Alata'ala. Nipobali' -ki apa' dada'a nono-ni pai' po'ingku-ni.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words ending with "alienated": unalienated. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Alienated" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aleinate, aleinated, alianate, allienate, allievated. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "alienated" (pronounced ā"lēunā'tud)
6	-u n ā' t u d	assassinated, caffeinated, carbonated, chlorinated, contaminated, culminated, decaffeinated, decontaminated, denominated, detonated, discriminated, disseminated, dominated, eliminated, emanated, exterminated, fascinated, germinated, halogenated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, illuminated, impersonated, indoctrinated, laminated, marinated, nominated, opinionated, originated, oxygenated, pollinated, predominated, rejuvenated, renominated, resonated, ruminated, subordinated, terminated, uncontaminated.
5	-n ā' t u d	alternated, designated, donated, impregnated, reincarnated, stagnated.
4	-ā' t u d	abbreviated, abdicated, abrogated, accelerated, accentuated, acclimated, accommodated, accumulated, activated, adjudicated, adulterated, advocated, affiliated, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, alleviated, allocated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, anticipated, antiquated, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, articulated, aspirated, assimilated, associated, attenuated, authenticated, automated, backdated, bifurcated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, castigated, castrated, celebrated, circulated, collaborated, commemorated, communicated, compensated, complicated, concentrated, confiscated, congratulated, congregated, consecrated, consolidated, constipated, consummated, contemplated, cooperated, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, crenelated, cultivated, deactivated, debilitated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decorated, degenerated, delegated, deliberated, delineated, demonstrated, denigrated, depreciated, desegregated, deteriorated, devaluated, devastated, deviated, dictated, differentiated, dilapidated, disintegrated, dissipated, domesticated, duplicated, educated, elevated, elucidated, emaciated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emulated, encapsulated, enumerated, enunciated, eradicated, escalated, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, eviscerated, exacerbated, exaggerated, exasperated, excavated, excommunicated, excoriated, exhilarated, exonerated, expropriated, extrapolated, extricated, fabricated, facilitated, federated, fixated, flagellated, fluctuated, formulated, frustrated, generated, glaciated, graduated, gravitated, gyrated, hesitated, humiliated, hydrated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, implicated, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incorporated, inculcated, indicated, infatuated, infiltrated, infuriated, initiated, innovated, inoculated, instigated, insulated, integrated, interpolated, interrogated, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, inundated, invalidated, investigated, invigorated, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, legislated, levitated, liberated, liquidated, litigated, located, lubricated, mandated, manipulated, masturbated, mediated, medicated, migrated, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, mitigated, moderated, motivated, mutated, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, necessitated, negotiated, nonregulated, obligated, obliterated, officiated, operated, orchestrated, orientated, outdated, overestimated, overregulated, overstated, participated, penetrated, perforated, permeated, perpetrated, perpetuated, pontificated, populated, precipitated, predicated, prefabricated, premeditated, prognosticated, proliferated, promulgated, propagated, punctuated, radiated, reactivated, reallocated, rebated, recalculated, reciprocated, recreated, redecorated, reevaluated, reformulated, refrigerated, regenerated, regulated, rehabilitated, reintegrated, reinvigorated, reiterated, relegated, renegotiated, renovated, repatriated, replicated, repudiated, resuscitated, retaliated, reverberated, rotated, salivated, saturated, segregated, separated, serrated, simulated, situated, sophisticated, speculated, stalemated, stimulated, stipulated, subjugated, substantiated, suffocated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, titillated, tolerated, truncated, unadulterated, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, uncompensated, uncomplicated, unconsolidated, underestimated, understated, undifferentiated, uneducated, unincorporated, uninitiated, unmitigated, unregulated, unsaturated, unsophisticated, unsubstantiated, venerated, ventilated.
3	-t u d	abated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abstracted, abutted, accented, accepted, accosted, accounted, accredited, acquainted, acquitted, acted, adapted, addicted, adjusted, admitted, adopted, affected, afflicted, affronted, airlifted, alerted, allotted, amounted, annotated, anted, appointed, arrested, assaulted, asserted, assisted, assorted, attempted, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, averted, awaited, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, catapulted, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, circuited, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collected, comforted, commented, committed, commuted, compacted, competed, complemented, completed, complimented, computed, conceited, concerted, concocted, conducted, conflicted, confronted, congested, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consented, consisted, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, contacted, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crested, crusted, darted, dated, daunted, debated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, dehydrated, dejected, deleted, delighted, delisted, demented, demoted, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, deregulated, desecrated, deserted, destructed, detected, detested, detracted, devoted, digested, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discredited, disenchanted, disgusted, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, dissented, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, dusted, edited, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elicited, elongated, emitted, enacted, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, equated, erected, erupted, escorted, evicted, exacted, exalted, excepted, excerpted, excited, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhorted, existed, exited, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, extorted, extracted, extradited, extroverted, exulted, faceted, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, flabbergasted, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, gated, gifted, gloated, glutted, grafted, granted, grated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, halfhearted, hallucinated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, hunted, ignited, impacted, imparted, implanted, implemented, imported, imprinted, imputed, incited, indebted, indicted, indited, inducted, infected, infested, inflated, inflected, inflicted, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, injected, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instituted, instructed, insulted, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpreted, interrelated, interrupted, intersected, introverted, invented, inverted, invested, invited, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, lasted, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, listed, looted, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, manifested, marketed, masted, mated, melted, merited, meted, minted, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, modulated, molested, mounted, multifaceted, muted, nearsighted, negated, neglected, nested, netted, noted, objected, obstructed, omitted, opted, orbited, oriented, ornamented, ousted, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overrepresented, overweighted, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, perfected, permitted, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, polluted, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, predated, predicted, preempted, preexisted, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prohibited, projected, promoted, prompted, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, readjusted, readmitted, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebutted, recanted, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recruited, redacted, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, refitted, reflected, refuted, regimented, regretted, reignited, reinstated, reinstituted, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvited, rejected, related, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, rented, repainted, repeated, repented, replanted, reported, represented, reprinted, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotted, rusted, rutted, sainted, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, selected, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, sited, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sorted, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, started, stated, stilted, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, submitted, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, toasted, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unaffected, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompleted, unconnected, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, undetected, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unstated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, vented, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-e-i-l-n-t"
	-1 letter: alienate, dateline, dentalia, entailed, lineated.
	-2 letters: aliened, dealate, delaine, lanated, latened, lineate, taeniae.
	-3 letters: adnate, aedile, aedine, alated, alined, aneled, anteed, delate, denial, dental, dentil, detail, detain, dilate, elated, endite, entail, ideate, lanate, lateen, leaden, leaned, nailed, taenia, tailed, tenail, teniae, tineal.
	-4 letters: ailed, aland, alane, alant, alate, alien, aline, anele, anile, antae, anted.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-d-e-e-i-l-n-t"
	+1 letter: delaminate, desalinate.
	+2 letters: acetanilide, alexandrite, delaminated, delaminates, desalinated, desalinates, unalienated.
	+3 letters: acetanilides, alexandrites, deescalating, deescalation, denaturalize, inadequately, intercalated, unalleviated.
	+4 letters: deescalations, denationalize, denaturalized, denaturalizes, derealization, determinantal, indefatigable, rattlebrained, thiabendazole.
	+5 letters: accidentalness, antifederalist, denationalized, denationalizes, derealizations, diagenetically, dinoflagellate, endotheliomata, faintheartedly, federalization, interdialectal, predevaluation, renationalized, tatterdemalion, thiabendazoles, transliterated, valetudinaries.
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