Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.

    Entfremden, Entfremdung, Verfremdung

    отчужде́ниеotčuždénije, разры́вrazrýv, отдале́ниеotdalénije

    розривrozryv, розлученняrozlučennja, відчуженняvidčužennja

  2. (countable, uncountable)The state of being alien; foreign, non-native.

    Entfremdung, Verfremdung

    отчуждённостьotčuždjónnostʹ, отдале́ниеotdalénije, разобщённостьrazobščónnostʹ

    відчуженняvidčužennja, відчуженістьvidčuženistʹ, віддаленняviddalennja

More definitions
  • separation resulting from hostility
  • the feeling of being alienated from other people

Examples

4 sentences
  1. William is working to rebuild his relationship with his son after a period of estrangement.

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  2. Tom, stranded alone at the beginning of sentences, couldn't get used to the growing estrangement of Mary.

    deTom, am Satzanfang allein gelassen, vermochte sich nicht daran zu gewöhnen, immer weiter entfernt zu sein von Mary.

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  3. Tom's wife was notably absent from his birthday party, so it seems rumors of their estrangement are likely true.

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  4. By targeting innocent Russian citizens, Western airlines inadvertently contribute to the further division and estrangement among people from different nations.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
the act of alienating:
the state of being alien:
Русский
By meaning 2
the act of alienating:
the state of being alien:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the act of alienating:

Origin

Old French estrangement. By surface analysis, estrange + -ment (“act, state”).

Old French estrangement. By surface analysis, estrange + -ment (“act, state”).

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Forms

plural: estrangements
Singularestrangement
Pluralestrangements

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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