Meanings
adjectiveestranged (comparative more estranged, superlative most estranged)
comparative more estranged · superlative most estranged
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of estrange
She estranged her husband by not talking to him for over a year.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 疏遠 /疏远
- 疏遠 /疏远 (shūyuǎn)having become a stranger
Finnish etääntynyt, vieraantunut
- etääntynythaving become a stranger
- vieraantunuthaving become a stranger
French éloigné, perdu de vue
- éloignéhaving become a stranger
- perdu de vuehaving become a stranger
- see also désunihaving become a stranger
- which applies to two or more partieshaving become a stranger
Hindi विमुख
- विमुख (vimukh)having become a stranger
Italian estraniato
- estraniatohaving become a stranger
Māori mōriroriro
- mōrirorirohaving become a stranger
Norwegian fremmedgjort
- fremmedgjorthaving become a stranger
Polish odseparowany
- odseparowanyhaving become a stranger
Portuguese but see separado, afastado
- but see separadohaving become a stranger
- afastadohaving become a stranger
- desavindohaving become a stranger
Russian отчужденный, отвергнутый
- отчужденный (otčuždennyj)having become a stranger
- отвергнутый (otvergnutyj)having become a stranger
Spanish enajenado, desapegado
- enajenadohaving become a stranger
- desapegadohaving become a stranger
Thai ผิดใจกัน
- ผิดใจกัน (pit jai gan)having become a stranger
Cite this entry
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estranged. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estranged
MLA
“estranged.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estranged. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “estranged,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estranged.
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