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Princeton's WordNet

  1. alienatingadjective

    causing hostility or loss of friendliness

    "her sudden alienating aloofness"

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  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

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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. Michelle Cho:

    I think that for some people it's quite alienating to encounter other K-pop( groups)... that they know are a product of this very rigorous training system that( they believe) makes them a bit less authentic, bTS are quite different because their whole concept from their inception was that they were going to be honest purveyors of the experience of youth.

  3. Joel Payne:

    I don't see most Democrats staying home or defecting because of Medicare for All as an issue, what I do see is Democrats being concerned that it is an alienating issue for independents and 'sometimes Trumpers.'.

  4. Scott Pinsker:

    Obviously, not everyone who shops at Urban Outfitters is a committed leftist. Simply by offering a few pro-Trump items, even if they’re outnumbered by anti-Trump items ten-to-one, would shield Urban Outfitters from criticism and potential boycotts, political campaigns come and go, but alienating large portions of the public can haunt you for decades.

  5. Jennette Gayer:

    Jennette Gayer and her family didn't love the name from day one, i don't think you realize how important your street name is until you have a street name that is alienating.

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