estranged

es·trange

E0222800 (ĭ-strānj′)tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate: The months of bickering estranged her from her family.2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations: art that is estranged from its historical context.

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[Middle English estraungen, from Old French estrangier, from Latin extrāneāre, to treat as a stranger, disown, from extrāneus, foreign; see strange.]

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es·trange′ment n.es·trang′er n.

estranged

(ɪˈstreɪndʒd) adj1. separated and living apart from one's spouse2. no longer friendly; alienated

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1.

estranged - caused to be unloved alienatedunloved - not loved

estranged

adjective alienated, hostile, disaffected, antagonized a reunion with his estranged wife

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