Alienating

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of alienate form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending to alienate.

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    causing hostility or loss of friendliness wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
antagonistic

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"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."

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