Etymology

estrangement

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Today it means: The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation. Full definition →

Old French estrangement
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  1. Old French · derived fromestrangement
  2. English todayestrangement

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

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