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estrangement
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English
Etymology
Old French estrangement. By surface analysis, estrange + -ment (“act, state”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪsˈtɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
estrangement (countable and uncountable, plural estrangements)
- The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.
- The state of being alien; foreign, non-native.
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Translations
the act of alienating
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the state of being alien — see also falling out
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Middle French
Etymology 1
Adverb
estrangement
Descendants
- French: étrangement
Etymology 2
From Old French estrangement. Synchronically estranger + -ment.
Noun
estrangement m (plural estrangemens)
Old French
Noun
estrangement oblique singular, m (oblique plural estrangemenz or estrangementz, nominative singular estrangemenz or estrangementz, nominative plural estrangement)
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