Also means
deranged, beside oneself
Usage Note
Enajenado comes from enajenar (to alienate, to transfer ownership, or to drive mad). In a psychological register it means 'out of one's mind' or 'beside oneself' with emotion — enajenado de ira (beside himself with rage). In legal and property contexts enajenar means to transfer or alienate property, so enajenado can describe something that has been transferred away from its original owner. Do not confuse with extranjero (foreign) — the root ajeno means 'belonging to another'.
Examples
"Llegó enajenado, gritando sin sentido."
Natural Translation
He arrived deranged, shouting nonsense.
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