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Webster 1913 Edition

Estrangement

Es-trange′ment

,
Noun.
[Cf. OF.
estrangement
.]
The act of estranging, or the state of being estranged; alienation.
An
estrangement
from God.
J. C. Shairp.
A long
estrangement
from better things.
South.

Webster 1828 Edition

Estrangement

ESTRANGEMENT

,
Noun.
Alienation; a keeping at a distance; removal; voluntary abstraction; as an estrangement of affection.
An estrangement of desires from better things.

Definition 2024

estrangement

estrangement

English

Noun

estrangement ‎(plural estrangements)

  1. The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.
  2. The state of being alien; foreign, non-native.

Synonyms

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Translations

Middle French

Etymology

estrange +‎ -ment

Adverb

estrangement

  1. strangely; oddly

Descendants

Noun

estrangement m (plural estrangemens)

  1. estrangement; alienation

Old French

Noun

estrangement m ‎(oblique plural estrangemenz or estrangementz, nominative singular estrangemenz or estrangementz, nominative plural estrangement)

  1. estrangement; alienation

Etymology

Old French estrangement, corresponding to estrange +‎ -ment ‎(“act, state”)

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