estrangement

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Old French estrangement, corresponding to estrange +‎ -ment (act, state)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪsˈtreɪnd͡ʒmənt/
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Noun[edit]

estrangement (countable and uncountable, plural estrangements)

  1. The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.
  2. The state of being alien; foreign, non-native.

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Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

estrange +‎ -ment

Adverb[edit]

estrangement

  1. strangely; oddly

Descendants[edit]

  • French: étrangement

Noun[edit]

estrangement m (plural estrangemens)

  1. estrangement; alienation

Old French[edit]

Noun[edit]

estrangement oblique singularm (oblique plural estrangemenz or estrangementz, nominative singular estrangemenz or estrangementz, nominative plural estrangement)

  1. estrangement; alienation