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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
/ ɪˈٰɪԻ /
adjective
- separated and living apart from one's spouse
- no longer friendly; alienated
Other Word Forms
- ·ٰԲ··Ա [ih-, streyn, -jid-nis, -, streynjd, -], noun
- ܲ··ٰԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of estranged1
Example Sentences
The pair had supposedly been estranged for years and Eubank Sr, 58, had criticised the match-up.
The pair had supposedly been estranged for years and Eubank Sr had criticised the match-up.
A man has been jailed for a minimum of 27 years for the murder of his estranged wife.
“Lonely, friendless, despised at his office, estranged from his family, alienated even from his God,” is how Paula Hill, his ex-wife, described Miller in a memoir.
As the case dragged on, his mental health had deteriorated, so much that he was unfit to testify and eventually fell into homelessness, becoming estranged from his family, including his 10-year-old son.
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