estrangement

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US/ɪsˈtɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/

noun

The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.

Meanings

nounestrangement (countable and uncountable, plural estrangements)

plural estrangements

  1. countableuncountableThe act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.
    1 more example

    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 laced with a fog of misinformation by his allies.

    2019 December 18, Stephen Collinson, “A grave day in history: Trump faces impeachment”, in CNN
  2. countableuncountableThe state of being alien; foreign, non-native.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar

nounseparation resulting from hostility

Similar
Broader

nounthe feeling of being alienated from other people

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchestrangement
  2. Englishestrangement

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

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Translations

Bulgarian отчуждаване, отчужденост
  • отчуждаване (otčuždavane)the act of alienating
  • отчужденост (otčuždenost)the state of being alien
Dutch vervreemding
  • vervreemdingthe act of alienating
French éloignement, éloignement
  • éloignementthe act of alienating
  • éloignementthe state of being alien
German Entfremden, Entfremdung
  • Entfremdenthe act of alienating
  • Entfremdungthe act of alienating
  • Verfremdungthe act of alienating
  • Entfremdungthe state of being alien
  • Verfremdungthe state of being alien
Hebrew התנכרות, ניכור
  • התנכרותthe act of alienating
  • ניכורthe state of being alien
Hungarian elidegenítés, elidegenülés
  • elidegenítésthe act of alienating
  • elidegenülésthe state of being alien
Italian straniamento, straniamento
  • straniamentothe act of alienating
  • straniamentothe state of being alien
Latin aliēnātiō
  • aliēnātiōthe state of being alien
Polish separacja, oziębienie stosunków
  • separacjathe act of alienating
  • oziębienie stosunkówthe state of being alien
Russian отчужде́ние, разры́в
  • отчужде́ние (otčuždénije)the act of alienating
  • разры́в (razrýv)the act of alienating
  • отдале́ние (otdalénije)the act of alienating
  • отчуждённость (otčuždjónnostʹ)the state of being alien
  • отдале́ние (otdalénije)the state of being alien
  • разобщённость (razobščónnostʹ)the state of being alien
Spanish distanciamiento, alejamiento
  • distanciamientothe act of alienating
  • alejamientothe act of alienating
  • alienaciónthe act of alienating
  • enajenaciónthe act of alienating
  • enajenamientothe act of alienating
  • alienaciónthe state of being alien
  • enajenaciónthe state of being alien
  • enajenamientothe state of being alien
  • desapegothe state of being alien
Ukrainian розрив, розлучення
  • розрив (rozryv)the act of alienating
  • розлучення (rozlučennja)the act of alienating
  • відчуження (vidčužennja)the act of alienating
  • віддалення (viddalennja)the act of alienating
  • відчуження (vidčužennja)the state of being alien
  • відчуженість (vidčuženistʹ)the state of being alien
  • віддалення (viddalennja)the state of being alien
  • розлучення (rozlučennja)the state of being alien
Cite this entry
APA

estrangement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estrangement

MLA

“estrangement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estrangement. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “estrangement,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estrangement.

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