Why do some people confuse the term alien as a person they do not understand for an alien species unknown on Earth?
Is it due to lack of people awareness? The definition of an alien is an unknown species on Earth which could be deep in the ocean and in deep forests that have not been discovered yet.
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illegal%20alien
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A veritable fountain of misinformation. Oxford disputes your definition; Dictionary Data from Oxford Languages Enter a word Look it up a·li·en [ˈālyən] adjective belonging to a foreign country or nation. Similar: foreign overseas nonnative external distant remote noun a foreigner, especially one who is not a naturalized citizen of the country where they are living: "an illegal alien" Similar: foreigner foreign national nonnative immigrant Another "misunderstanding" I suppose? 5/14/25
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Shadow Of The Mind No misunderstanding. Some people see aliens as creatures from another planet which some Answerbag users have mentioned in some questions and answers. There are people who refer to atheists as aliens when atheists are just people who think differently. -
dalcocono I think this part of the actual definition covers that concern; "nonnative external distant"
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