Estranged - English meaning

Estranged – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
(of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.
Usage examples:
Harriet felt more estranged from her daughter than ever

verb
Cause (someone) to be no longer on friendly terms with someone.
Usage examples:
He became estranged from his father
Synonims:
Alienate Antagonize Disaffect Make hostile/unfriendly Destroy the affections of Turn away Drive away Distance Put at a distance Sever connections between Set against Set at variance Set at od

adjective
Lacking interest in and no longer close or friendly with someone, esp. a family member or friend

Estranged translation into English

Estranged: translate from English into Chinese

疏远

Estranged: translate from English into Dutch

Vervreemd

Estranged: translate from English into French

Éloigné

Estranged: translate from English into German

Entfremdet, Zerstritten

Estranged: translate from English into Hindi

पराया

Estranged: translate from English into Italian

Estraniato

Estranged: translate from English into Korean

소외된

Estranged: translate from English into Russian

Отчужденный, Разобщенный

Estranged: translate from English into Spanish

Distanciado

Word origin

late 15th century: from Old French estranger, from Latin extraneare ‘treat as a stranger’, from extraneus ‘not belonging to the family’, used as a noun to mean ‘stranger’. Compare with strang

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Estranged – similar words

estrangement

noun
The fact of no longer being on friendly terms or part of a social group.
Usage examples:
The artist's paintings from this period reflect his growing estrangement from his family

noun
A period when you are estranged from someone (= no longer friendly with them), or the fact of no longer being friendly
Usage examples:
Their reunion followed a long estrangement., he talked about his estrangement from his family., col…

Estrangement - all meanings in English

estrange

verb
Cause (someone) to be no longer on friendly terms with someone.
Usage examples:
He became estranged from his father

verb
To cause someone to no longer have a friendly relationship with another person or other people
Usage examples:
Her lifestyle estranged her from her parents., cultural changes can estrange the reader from old te…

Estrange - all meanings in English

Estranged synonims

alienate

verb
Make (someone) feel isolated or estranged.
Usage examples:
An urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants

verb
To cause a person or people to stop supporting someone or to stop feeling welcome
Usage examples:
All these changes to the newspaper have alienated its old readers., the alienation of young adults …

Alienate - all meanings in English

antagonize

verb
Cause (someone) to become hostile.
Usage examples:
The aim was to antagonize visiting supporters

verb
To anger someone enough to dislike and oppose you
Usage examples:
The company doesn’t want to antagonize one of its biggest oil suppliers.

Antagonize - all meanings in English

disaffect

verb
Make (someone) dissatisfied, especially with people in authority or a system of control; alienate.
Usage examples:
What these ads do is disaffect the voting public

Disaffect - all meanings in English

distance

noun
The length of the space between two points.
Usage examples:
I cycled the short distance home

verb
Make (someone or something) far off or remote in position or nature.
Usage examples:
Her mother wished to distance her from the rough village children

noun
The amount of space between two places or things
Usage examples:
[ c ] the distance from san francisco to los angeles is about 400 miles., from a distance, he looks…

Distance - all meanings in English

turn away

phrasal verb
Start to move away or to face in a different direction.
Usage examples:
The child turns away, looking a little alarmed

phrasal verb
To refuse someone's request and tell that person to leave
Usage examples:
The agency turned her away because she does not have a social security number.

Turn away - all meanings in English

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