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alienado

alienated; estranged

adjective ah-lyeh-NAH-doh Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Origin: From Latin alienatus, 'made foreign'.

Also means

mentally deranged

Usage Note

Alienado can describe social estrangement ('feeling alienated from society') or, in older psychiatric usage, someone who has lost their sanity — hence the archaic term manicomio was once called casa de alienados. The reflexive verb alienarse means 'to become alienated'. The noun form is alienación.

Examples

"Se sentía alienado de su propia familia."

Natural Translation

He felt alienated from his own family.

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