estrangement
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Old French estrangement. By surface analysis, estrange + -ment (“act, state”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪsˈtɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
[edit]estrangement (countable and uncountable, plural estrangements)
- The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.
- The state of being alien; foreign, non-native.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]the act of alienating
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the state of being alien
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Middle French
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Adverb
[edit]estrangement
Descendants
[edit]- French: étrangement
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old French estrangement. Synchronically estranger + -ment.
Noun
[edit]estrangement m (plural estrangemens)
Old French
[edit]Noun
[edit]estrangement oblique singular, m (oblique plural estrangemenz or estrangementz, nominative singular estrangemenz or estrangementz, nominative plural estrangement)
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