alienate

Nor do you want to alienate anyone for fear of it somehow affecting your child.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

She steered clear of politics, saying she didn't want to alienate half her audience.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

A point they do argue — that picking on billionaires will alienate them, push them out of California and tank the state’s budget — is at least plausible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

You don’t want to alienate your mom or dad, or make them feel that you don’t support their late-in-life shot at romantic bliss.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Rather than alienate his base, he simply added to it.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

In the episode, Scotty Bristol is portrayed as a demanding, abrasive boss who alienates his writers.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2025

He denies this assessment of his character, along with assertions that he alienates his fellow politicians.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2024

He’s not especially skilled, and nature alienates him at first.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024

What alienates young people is how opera can often be presented.

From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2024

“These are just rumors and gossip. The proverbs say ‘He who harps on a matter alienates his friend.’

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen

Granted, neither Gallego nor Murphy have alienated their constituencies with these ideas, but it’s a far cry from their personas when they were first elected.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

With a few posts, they alienated the very supporters who championed them as living proof of redemption.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

She went on to be the UN rights chief, a sensitive role in which she alienated some countries, especially China, which mauled her for reporting on Beijing's alleged abuses of the country's Uyghur minority group.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

As Ethan, Stock was as perversely alienating as he was poignantly alienated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

First we talked about the quarrels and how I see them in a very different light these days, and then about how we’ve become alienated from our parents.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

Whether you’re a young politician looking to avoid alienating your peers, or a senior representative not looking to upset the apple cart, there’s little incentive to squabble over the way things have always been done.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

But the move risks alienating customers who already may be grumbling about the complex array of ticket options when it comes time to book a flight.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

"He's navigating a very fine line between keeping his constituents happy and not angering or alienating President Trump," he told the BBC.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

But the piece also reflected feelings Valdez had about his long-estranged brother Frank, an engineer whose alienating efforts to deny his own background and fit in formed a heavy undercurrent in Valdez’s life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Not a single story has a magical priest who is terribly to be feared because he knows ways of winning over the gods or alienating them.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton