Alienating
adj, verb
adj, verb ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of alienate form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 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 causing hostility or loss of friendliness wordnet
Example
More examples"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."