alienate

alienate (one) from

1. To isolate or estrange one from something. Her status as the teacher's pet alienated Lisa from her peers.

2. To cause a person or group to reject something. The candidate alienated many potential voters from his party when he insulted blue-collar workers.

to cause someone to feel negative about someone or something. The teacher alienated the entire class from the subject of calculus.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Saveli	-	Russian
Gardenia	gahr-DEEN-yə	English (Rare)
Jolyon	-	English (Rare)
Najib	-	Arabic
Diarmad	-	Scottish
Noelani	-	Hawaiian