alienate
Example Sentences
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Graham obliged—arguing that Rwanda was a reliable U.S. partner and sanctions could alienate it.
It is alienating, and you wonder what it is, and whether it’s genuine or just a way of publicly glomming on to the perceived grievances and resentments of his supporters.
The challenge for the government is delivering reforms bold enough to improve a system under enormous strain without alienating parents or leading to a backlash from its own MPs – all within constrained budgets.
From BBC
I stand up and talk about policy change, even when it alienates my allies.”
From Los Angeles Times
Their baseless concern was that it would alienate English speakers.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
