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estranged

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es·trange  (-strnj)
tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es
1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate.
2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.

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

es·trangement n.
es·tranger n.
Synonyms: estrange, alienate, disaffect
These verbs refer to disruption of a bond of love, friendship, or loyalty. Estrange and alienate are often used with reference to two persons whose harmonious relationship has been replaced by hostility or indifference: Political disagreements led to quarrels that finally estranged the two friends. His persistent antagonism alienated his wife.
Disaffect usually implies discontent, ill will, and disloyalty within the membership of a group: Colonists were disaffected by the royal governor's actions.

estranged [ɪˈstreɪndʒd]
adj
1. separated and living apart from one's spouse
2. no longer friendly; alienated
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.estranged - caused to be unlovedestranged - caused to be unloved                
unloved - not loved

estranged
adjective alienated, hostile, disaffected, antagonized a reunion with his estranged wife
Translations
estranged [ˈɪstreɪndʒd] ADJseparado
his estranged wifesu mujer que vive separada de él
to become estrangedsepararse
estranged [ɪˈstreɪndʒd] adj
[couple] → séparé(e)
his estranged wife → sa femme, dont il est séparé
her estranged husband → son mari, dont elle est séparée
to be estranged from → être séparé(e) de
estranged [ɪˈstreɪndʒd] adjseparato/a
to become estranged → allontanarsi, disaffezionarsi


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I have employed the interval in making inquiries, and I have at last discovered the hostile influence which has estranged you from me.
And in all probability you will see your brother, and whatever may be his faults, or the faults of his wife, when I consider whose son he is, I cannot bear to have you so wholly estranged from each other.
For a moment, as he stood under the doors of that estranged house, and looked east and west along the solitary pavement of the Royal Terrace, where not a cat was stirring, the sense of solitude and desolation took him by the throat, and he wished himself in San Francisco.
 
 
 
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