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estranged
[ ih-streynjd ]
adjective
- displaying or evincing a feeling of alienation; alienated:
The setting denotes the estranged environment in which the protagonists saw themselves when fighting for recognition.
- no longer in a friendly or affectionate relationship with a family member or friend, and typically living apart:
His estranged wife is living only 10 miles away.
estranged
/ ɪˈstreɪndʒd /
adjective
- separated and living apart from one's spouse
- no longer friendly; alienated
Other Words From
- es·trang·ed·ness [ih-, streyn, -jid-nis, -, streynjd, -], noun
- un·es·tranged adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of estranged1
Example Sentences
Experts caution against negating the history you share with an estranged loved one.
One allegedly lured his estranged wife to a hotel room, duct-taped her mouth and handcuffed her.
You will do more good for the relationship and this child’s ultimate well-being this way, than from afar as an estranged family member.
It is unclear who — beyond Paul, a libertarian often estranged from his party’s leadership — might take up the mantle.
The Kealohas are no longer the family they once were, with some members now estranged — including Katherine and Louis.
In one case, the mother has just one child, a daughter from whom she has become estranged.
Then there are the adult children estranged from their parents, who one day will be elderly and require care.
A recent New York Times article profiled parents estranged from their adult children.
As a soldier returning from Iraq, I felt both welcomed by and estranged from my tribe.
Earl tasks Phil with finding his estranged son, a pickup artist named Frank Mackey (Tom Cruise).
The memory of his father rose in his mind: he, too, estranged and defied; despair sharpened into wrath.
Then Bob had somehow kept his wife's love, and he, with senseless obstinacy, had estranged Helen.
You knew that I was estranged from my husband, and you knew what that so often means.
He was drawn into a series of deplorable controversies, which estranged him from many; but of his real friends he lost not one.
A short time ago they had been all in all to each other; and now so completely estranged as they were!
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