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estranged

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: EH0 S T R EY1 N JH D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He managed to become estranged from all of his friends.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: alienated

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of estrange

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

  • She estranged her husband by not talking to him for over a year.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

caused to be unloved

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: alienated

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 疏遠 /疏远 (shūyuǎn) — having become a stranger
  • Finnish: etääntynyt — having become a stranger
  • Finnish: vieraantunut — having become a stranger
  • French: éloigné — having become a stranger
  • French: perdu de vue — having become a stranger
  • French: see also désuni — having become a stranger
  • French: which applies to two or more parties — having become a stranger
  • Hindi: विमुख (vimukh) — having become a stranger
  • Italian: estraniato — having become a stranger
  • Māori: mōriroriro — having become a stranger
  • Norwegian: fremmedgjort — having become a stranger
  • Polish: odseparowany — having become a stranger
  • Portuguese: but see separado — having become a stranger
  • Portuguese: afastado — having become a stranger
  • Portuguese: desavindo — having become a stranger
  • Russian: отчужденный (otčuždennyj) — having become a stranger
  • Russian: отвергнутый (otvergnutyj) — having become a stranger
  • Serbo-Croatian: отуђен (otuđen) — having become a stranger
  • Spanish: enajenado — having become a stranger
  • Spanish: desapegado — having become a stranger
  • Thai: ผิดใจกัน (pit jai gan) — having become a stranger
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