estrangement

English

Etymology

Old French estrangement, corresponding to estrange +‎ -ment (“act, state”)

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪsˈtreɪnd͡ʒmənt/
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Noun

estrangement (countable and uncountable, plural estrangements)

  1. The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.
  2. The state of being alien; foreign, non-native.

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Translations

Middle French

Etymology

estrange +‎ -ment

Adverb

estrangement

  1. strangely; oddly

Descendants
  • French: étrangement

Noun

estrangement m (plural estrangemens)

  1. estrangement; alienation

Old French

Noun

estrangement m (oblique plural estrangemenz or estrangementz, nominative singular estrangemenz or estrangementz, nominative plural estrangement)

  1. estrangement; alienation
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