alienate (one) from (something)

alienate (one) from (something)

To cause a person or group to reject something. The candidate alienated many potential voters from his party when he insulted blue-collar workers. I pushed my kids so hard to get good grades that I ended up alienating them from school. You're their mom, which means that, as soon as you show an interest in something, you've likely already alienated your teen kids from it.

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alienate someone from someone or something

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

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