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estranged

[ ih-streynjd ]

adjective

  1. displaying or evincing a feeling of alienation; alienated:

    The setting denotes the estranged environment in which the protagonists saw themselves when fighting for recognition.

  2. no longer in a friendly or affectionate relationship with a family member or friend, and typically living apart:

    His estranged wife is living only 10 miles away.



estranged

/ ɪˈٰɪԻ /

adjective

  1. separated and living apart from one's spouse
  2. no longer friendly; alienated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ٰԲ··Ա [ih-, streyn, -jid-nis, -, streynjd, -], noun
  • ܲ··ٰԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of estranged1

First recorded in 1545–55; estrange + -ed 2
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A man has been jailed for a minimum of 27 years for the murder of his estranged wife.

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“Lonely, friendless, despised at his office, estranged from his family, alienated even from his God,” is how Paula Hill, his ex-wife, described Miller in a memoir.

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As the case dragged on, his mental health had deteriorated, so much that he was unfit to testify and eventually fell into homelessness, becoming estranged from his family, including his 10-year-old son.

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In what is simultaneously a love story and a tale of ambition, estranged childhood friends Sam and Sadie unexpectedly reunite in their college years and decide to produce a video game together.

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After Hulk Hogan’s first wife, Linda Hogan, posts a weepy video about how messed-up her family is, estranged daughter Brooke Hogan says she was raised with abuse.

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