alienate

3 definitions • 3 examples

to cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you:

All these changes to the newspaper have alienated its traditional readers.

to make someone feel that they are different and not part of a group:

Disagreements can alienate teenagers from their families.

to cause a person or people to stop supporting someone or to stop feeling welcome:

All these changes to the newspaper have alienated its old readers.