unbefriended
- adjective
- /ˌʌnbɪˈfrɛndɪd/
:
sin amigos
- Social workers try to find advocates for unbefriended individuals in the community.
Examples
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She felt unbefriended in a new city.
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Hospitals often struggle to care for unbefriended patients who lack family or legal representatives.
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The elderly man was unbefriended and had no one to make medical decisions for him.
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After the move, he was unbefriended and lonely.
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After moving to a new city, she felt unbefriended and lonely in her small apartment.
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The unbefriended child sat alone on the playground, watching other kids play together.
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He realized he was unbefriended after his friends stopped returning his calls.
Synonyms
777
1.0
Feeling sad because you are alone and miss other people
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2.7
By itself with no other people or things nearby
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4.2
Feeling separated from other people and having little contact
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7.5
Feeling very sad and alone because someone you love or something important is missing
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3.4
Not cared for or shown affection
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5.3
Not having anyone to talk to or support you
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3.5
Alone and not near other people or things
Alone with no one to be with you
Feeling alone and not part of a group or society
Not loved or cared for by others
Antonyms
How Alone
Surface Forms
Morphology
unbefriended = befriended (transparent) = un + be + friend + ed
The adjective is formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'befriended' (be- + friend + -ed); the negated meaning is directly derivable.
Etymology
Unbefriended starts with un- meaning 'not' and comes from befriend, where be- means 'make' and friend means 'friend'. So, an unbefriended person is 'not made a friend' and has no friends or supporters.