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estrangement
[ ih-streynj-muhnt ]
noun
- the state of being alienated or separated in feeling or affection; a state of hostility or unfriendliness:
Since the summer there’s been a rift in the family over something that my daughter posted online, and I still can't figure out how this estrangement occurred over something so silly.
Diplomatic relations between the two nations were officially restored after more than five decades of estrangement.
- the state of being separated or removed:
After years of forced estrangement, the families of people living in the vast refugee camp are finally beginning to get some news of their relatives there.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of estrangement1
Example Sentences
This strict minister paterfamilias disapproved of his violist son, and in the wake of loss, Davis finds solace in music and womanly identity, slowly healing from estrangement.
He says he made no effort to reach out to his kids during the estrangement because he was focused on improving himself so that he could rejoin the family.
Even when the conflicts do not lead to outcomes as dramatic as estrangement, they can still lead to lingering discomfort.
Adams, who had accepted her brother back into her home after more than a decade of estrangement and cared for him through his final years, was intuitively aligned with the mission.
Adult children in estrangement forums argue that Coleman is overly aggressive in his efforts at family reconciliation and too quick to blame "the younger generation's dysfunction," as one redditor put it.
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