alienating
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪtɪŋ
Adjective
alienating (comparative more alienating, superlative most alienating)
- Tending to alienate.
- 2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 October 2026:
- There was something distinctly low-key, even wilfully alienating about the band’s performance. A scattering of OK Computer tracks were interspersed with more abstract latterday material – the clatter of 15 Step and Myxamatosis.
Derived terms
Verb
alienating
- present participle and gerund of alienate