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alienate

Verb B1 – Intermediate

To cause someone to feel isolated or unwelcome, often by treating them unfairly or differently.

"The new policy risks alienating the very customers it was meant to attract."

"Alienate" is often used about groups losing support, as in "the policy alienated younger voters."

Synonyms

isolate estrange