desocialized
Cut off socially
Desocialized describes someone who has lost or been stripped of normal social skills, connections, or integration into society.
A person may become desocialized through prolonged isolation, institutional confinement, or trauma: Years in solitary confinement left him desocialized and unable to hold conversations.
The term appears in psychology and sociology to describe the erosion of socialization—the opposite of being socialized into a community.
Emotionally distant, disengaged
- reclusiveSeeking isolation from others
- hermitPerson choosing total seclusion
- secludedSet apart, private
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
isolated · detached · shut-in · cloistered · sequestered · self-isolating · housebound · agoraphobic
Pushed to society's edges
- estrangedSeparated by emotional distance
- disenfranchisedDeprived of voting rights
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- stigmatizedMarked with social shame
dehumanized · excluded · displaced · disaffiliated · anomie · disempowered · rootless · disinherited
Wanting companionship
- forlornSad and abandoned
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- friendlessHaving no companions
unloved · forgotten · ignored · unwanted · unfriended · lonesome · desolate · bereft
Wild after domestication
- untamedNot domesticated
- undomesticatedNot bred for captivity
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- uncivilizedLacking social graces
unadjusted · maladapted · undersocialized · institutionalized · neglected · deprived · unconditioned · unassimilated
withdrawn
Emotionally distant, disengaged
- reclusiveSeeking isolation from others
- hermitPerson choosing total seclusion
- secludedSet apart, private
solitary · isolated · detached · shut-in · cloistered · sequestered · self-isolating · housebound · agoraphobic · retreated
marginalized
Pushed to society's edges
- estrangedSeparated by emotional distance
- disenfranchisedDeprived of voting rights
- outcastShunned, rejected person
stigmatized · dehumanized · excluded · displaced · disaffiliated · anomie · disempowered · rootless · disinherited · dissociated
lonely
Wanting companionship
friendless · unloved · forgotten · ignored · unwanted · unfriended · lonesome · desolate · bereft · forsaken
feral
Wild after domestication
- untamedNot domesticated
- undomesticatedNot bred for captivity
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
uncivilized · unadjusted · maladapted · undersocialized · institutionalized · neglected · deprived · unconditioned · unassimilated · maladjusted
desocializedsocialized
Interacted with others
integrated · assimilated · connected · well-adjusted · communal
desocializedsocialized
Interacted with others
communal · collectivized · gregarious · social · participatory
desocializedsocialized
Interacted with others
nationalized · collectivized · state-controlled · state-owned · municipalized