estrangement
English
Etymology
Old French estrangement, corresponding to estrange + -ment (“act, state”)
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪsˈtɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/
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Noun
estrangement (countable and uncountable, plural estrangements)
- The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.
- The state of being alien; foreign, non-native.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
the act of alienating
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the state of being alien
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Middle French
Descendants
- French: étrangement
Etymology 2
From Old French estrangement. Synchronically estranger + -ment.
Old French
Noun
estrangement oblique singular, m (oblique plural estrangemenz or estrangementz, nominative singular estrangemenz or estrangementz, nominative plural estrangement)
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