What does alienating mean?

Definitions for alienating
alien·at·ing

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word alienating.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. alienatingadjective

    causing hostility or loss of friendliness

    "her sudden alienating aloofness"

ChatGPT

  1. alienating

    Alienating refers to the process or action of causing someone to feel isolated, estranged, unwelcome, or unimportant. This can involve actions, behaviors, or conditions that prevent someone from feeling accepted or included in a particular group, environment or relationship. It can also relate to making something unfamiliar or causing a loss of interest or affection for something or someone.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Alienating

    of Alienate

How to pronounce alienating?

How to say alienating in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of alienating in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of alienating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of alienating in a Sentence

  1. William Gheen:

    (Trump) risks alienating the very powerful base that elected him if he doesn’t act soon. We’ve given Republicans all of the branches of government, and we don’t want to see them support DACA by any means. Orange County Register, Jan. 27, 2017

  2. John Hannah:

    Instead of reading Erdogan the riot act in a last-ditch effort to warn him off the S-400 deal, The President accepted hook, line and sinker Erdogan's ridiculous claim that it was all President Obama's fault, and that Turkey was somehow justified in alienating NATO and cozying up to( Russian President Vladimir) Putin.

  3. Hamdullah Mohib:

    We are told that Ambassador Khalilzad is a great diplomat, well, Im not sure I buy that because he is ostracizing and alienating a very trusted ally and partner.

  4. Bill Neidhardt:

    It’s creepy, alienating and sends the wrong message to New Yorkers.

  5. Matt Diaz:

    I don't feel like we should be leveraging our customers for financial aid while they are also suffering from the effects of this pandemic, we will now have to explain to our customers why we are charging them more, and even risk alienating them.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

alienating#10000#55287#100000

Translation

Find a translation for the alienating definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"alienating." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/alienating>.

Discuss these alienating definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for alienating? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
    A cleave
    B affront
    C render
    D loom

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for alienating: