noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ɪsˈtɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The state of being alien; foreign, non-native.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the feeling of being alienated from other people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: alienation, disaffection
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dislike
Narrower terms: isolation
4
noun
Meaning 4
separation resulting from hostility
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: alienation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: isolation
History
Etymology
Old French estrangement. By surface analysis, estrange + -ment (“act, state”).
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
отчуждаване
(otčuždavane)
— the act of alienating
Dutch:
vervreemding
— the act of alienating
French:
éloignement
— the act of alienating
German:
Entfremden
— the act of alienating
German:
Entfremdung
— the act of alienating
German:
Verfremdung
— the act of alienating
Hebrew:
התנכרות
— the act of alienating
Hungarian:
elidegenítés
— the act of alienating
Italian:
straniamento
— the act of alienating
Macedonian:
отуѓување
(otuǵuvanje)
— the act of alienating
Macedonian:
оддалечување
(oddalečuvanje)
— the act of alienating
Polish:
separacja
— the act of alienating
Russian:
отчужде́ние
(otčuždénije)
— the act of alienating
Russian:
разры́в
(razrýv)
— the act of alienating
Russian:
отдале́ние
(otdalénije)
— the act of alienating
Serbo-Croatian:
otuđenost
— the act of alienating
Serbo-Croatian:
otuđenje
— the act of alienating
Spanish:
distanciamiento
— the act of alienating
Spanish:
alejamiento
— the act of alienating
Spanish:
alienación
— the act of alienating
Spanish:
enajenación
— the act of alienating
Spanish:
enajenamiento
— the act of alienating
Ukrainian:
розрив
(rozryv)
— the act of alienating
Ukrainian:
розлучення
(rozlučennja)
— the act of alienating
Ukrainian:
відчуження
(vidčužennja)
— the act of alienating
Ukrainian:
віддалення
(viddalennja)
— the act of alienating
Bulgarian:
отчужденост
(otčuždenost)
— the state of being alien
French:
éloignement
— the state of being alien
German:
Entfremdung
— the state of being alien
German:
Verfremdung
— the state of being alien
Hebrew:
ניכור
— the state of being alien
Hungarian:
elidegenülés
— the state of being alien
Italian:
straniamento
— the state of being alien
Latin:
aliēnātiō
— the state of being alien
Macedonian:
отуѓеност
(otuǵenost)
— the state of being alien
Macedonian:
оддалеченост
(oddalečenost)
— the state of being alien
Malayalam:
അകൽച്ച
(akalcca)
— the state of being alien
Polish:
oziębienie stosunków
— the state of being alien
Russian:
отчуждённость
(otčuždjónnostʹ)
— the state of being alien
Russian:
отдале́ние
(otdalénije)
— the state of being alien
Russian:
разобщённость
(razobščónnostʹ)
— the state of being alien
Serbo-Croatian:
otuđenost
— the state of being alien
Serbo-Croatian:
otuđenje
— the state of being alien
Spanish:
alienación
— the state of being alien
Spanish:
enajenación
— the state of being alien
Spanish:
enajenamiento
— the state of being alien
Spanish:
desapego
— the state of being alien
Ukrainian:
відчуження
(vidčužennja)
— the state of being alien
Ukrainian:
відчуженість
(vidčuženistʹ)
— the state of being alien
Ukrainian:
віддалення
(viddalennja)
— the state of being alien
Ukrainian:
розлучення
(rozlučennja)
— the state of being alien
