estranged

English

Verb

estranged

1. simple past tense and past participle of estrange

   She estranged her husband by not talking to him for over a year.

Adjective

estranged (comparative more estranged, superlative most estranged)

1. Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.

Usage notes

A relatively formal term, the more colloquial alternative is “to not talk”, as in “I don’t talk to my mother”. A semi-formal alternative is not on speaking terms.

Synonyms

• alienated

Coordinate terms

• separated

Translations

having become a stranger

• Finnish: etääntynyt, vieraantunut
• French: séparé (fr), ex- (fr) (+noun)

• Norwegian: fremmedgjort (no)
• Serbo-Croatian: отуђен (sh) (otuđen)