estrangement
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estrangement
- /ɪsˈtɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/ US
Where it comes from
Old French estrangement. By surface analysis, estrange + -ment (“act, state”).
noun estrangements
- The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation. The impeachment crisis is also a symptom of a country caught in a massive political estrangement that is tearing apart any sense of common patriotic purpose. It has exposed a political culture in which the facts – in this case, of the President’s actions – are no longer sacrosanct and that has been
- The state of being alien; foreign, non-native.
Similar: breach
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noun the act of alienating
| Español | distanciamiento, alejamiento, alienación, enajenación, enajenamiento |
|---|---|
| Français | éloignement |
| Deutsch | Entfremden, Entfremdung, Verfremdung |
| Italiano | straniamento |
| Русский | отчужде́ние otčuždénije, разры́в razrýv, отдале́ние otdalénije |
| עברית | התנכרות |
noun the state of being alien
| Español | alienación, enajenación, enajenamiento, desapego |
|---|---|
| Français | éloignement |
| Deutsch | Entfremdung, Verfremdung |
| Italiano | straniamento |
| Русский | отчуждённость otčuždjónnostʹ, отдале́ние otdalénije, разобщённость razobščónnostʹ |
| עברית | ניכור |
Talk about this word "estrangement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/estrangement. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. estrangement. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/estrangement "estrangement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/estrangement.Cite this
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title = {estrangement},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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