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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 there’s 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.
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- self-es·trange·ment noun
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