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ESTRANGEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The feeling of being alienated from other people
Synonyms:
alienation; disaffection; estrangement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("estrangement" is a kind of...):
dislike (a feeling of aversion or antipathy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "estrangement"):
isolation (a feeling of being disliked and alone)
Derivation:
estrange (remove from customary environment or associations)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Separation resulting from hostility
Synonyms:
alienation; estrangement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("estrangement" is a kind of...):
isolation (a state of separation between persons or groups)
Derivation:
estrange (arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness)
