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alienation
noun [U] (LOSS OF SUPPORT) /ˌeɪ.li.əˈneɪ.ʃən/Definition
› the act of making someone stop supporting and agreeing with you: This short-sighted alienation of their own supporters may lose them the election.Excluding
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Synonyms and related words:
- alienate verb (MAKE UNWELCOME)
- apart adverb (EXCEPT)
- bar preposition
- barring preposition
- clannish adjective
- discount verb (NOT CONSIDER)
- exception noun
- excl.
- exclude verb
- excluding preposition
- exclusion noun
- exclusive adjective (NOT INCLUDING)
- exclusive adjective (ONLY FOR SOME)
- hold verb (NOT INCLUDE)
- omission noun
- omit verb
- on/from the sidelines idiom
- ostracize verb
- otherwise adverb (NOT INCLUDING)
- outside adverb, preposition
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