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estrangement
[ih-streynj-muhnt]
noun
the state of being alienated or separated in feeling or affection; a state of hostility or unfriendliness.
Since the summer thereās been a rift in the family over something that my daughter posted online, and I still can't figure out how this estrangement occurred over something so silly.
Diplomatic relations between the two nations were officially restored after more than five decades of estrangement.
the state of being separated or removed.
After years of forced estrangement, the families of people living in the vast refugee camp are finally beginning to get some news of their relatives there.
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- self-estrangement noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of estrangement1
Example Sentences
Beginning at Ellieās 15th birthday and moving through subsequent ones, the episode chronicled the shifting dynamic in the main charactersā father-daughter relationship, from a tight bond between orphan and her adopted protector to near estrangement.
It's a poignant statement from anyone dealing with family estrangement, but one that carries particular candor when it's coming from a prince.
On Friday the Duke of Sussex spoke candidly with the BBC about his estrangement from his father and desire for reconciliation, after losing a court battle over his UK security.
This strict minister paterfamilias disapproved of his violist son, and in the wake of loss, Davis finds solace in music and womanly identity, slowly healing from estrangement.
He says he made no effort to reach out to his kids during the estrangement because he was focused on improving himself so that he could rejoin the family.
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