estrangement

Pronunciation: /ɪsˈtɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun separation resulting from hostility
  2. noun the feeling of being alienated from other people

Etymology

Old French estrangement. By surface analysis, estrange + -ment (“act, state”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

alienation

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
isolation

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