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Meanings of alien in English
A person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country.
Anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found.
Portuguese
alienígena Catalan
extraterrestre A form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere.
Synonyms
Examples for "alienate"
Examples for "alienate"
1
He said the Tories' hardline stance on Europe would alienate floating voters.
2
Misfortune cannot suppress it; enmity cannot alienate it; temptation cannot enslave it.
3
Yet within six months, he had managed to alienate just about everyone.
4
Going the legal route is also less likely to alienate your users.
5
They alienate their fans, yet take years to fire patently incompetent employees.
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Such an action would estrange the pair for ever from the Fynes.
2
An incident which happened in 1875 helped to estrange Germany from Russia.
3
The dominion of any sinful habit will fearfully estrange us from His presence.
4
Much, no doubt, had happened since to estrange the daughter from the mother.
5
It is absurd what trifles can extinguish friendships, and estrange affection.
1
And these first glimpses of the happy lives of others seemed to disaffect me more than ever with my own.
2
The manner in which children's tastes are disregarded, their feelings ignored, and their instincts violated, is enough to disaffect one with childhood.
3
Inquiry being made whether Mr. Norton's preaching was calculated to disaffect subjects towards the government, no evidence was found to that effect.
4
And the number of the disaffected in the army is always increasing.
5
Strangely enough, those who were disaffected-thesoldiers under Urquijo-facedthe loyal troops.
Usage of alien in English
1
What about the really alien: different theatres, different chemistries, and different contexts?
2
Long-term engagement: People really did see social media as an alien concept.
3
This kind of talk is rather alien to my way of thinking.
4
Small alien animals hooted at him from outside the circle of light.
5
We still have in the possession of the Government the alien property.
6
It's quite enriching to learn about this... alien style of hard work.
7
The concept of relegation is, of course, largely alien to US sports.
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There would be no dangerous metamorphosis into an alien state of being.
9
It was mooted in the main by politicians alien to the régime.
10
France had cast them out; Holland was alien in blood and speech.
11
A split second later the rest of the alien horde opened fire.
12
Interpretation difficulties Waring admits that recognising an alien structure is not easy.
13
The alien could sense Maria's anticipation from the set of her body.
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It is easier to judge an alien culture than to understand it.
15
Actually the house was only alien ground into which they made raids.
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Why must they ask an alien for help in running their affairs?
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Translations for alien
Spanish
Alien through the time
Alien across language varieties
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
Australia
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