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The synonyms of “Estrangement” are: alienation, disaffection, turning away, antagonism, antipathy, hostility, unfriendliness, isolation, variance, difference
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “estrangement” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| alienation | A state of depersonalization or loss of identity in which the self seems unreal, thought to be caused by difficulties in relating to society and the resulting prolonged inhibition of emotion. The power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership. |
| antagonism | A state of deep-seated ill-will. Petty antagonisms and jealousies. |
| antipathy | A feeling of intense dislike. His fundamental antipathy to capitalism. |
| difference | The number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend. The couple are patching up their differences. |
| disaffection | The feeling of being alienated from other people. The widespread disaffection of the troops. |
| hostility | A hostile (very unfriendly) disposition. Their hostility to all outsiders. |
| isolation | An instance of isolating something, especially a compound or microorganism. Isolation from family and friends may also contribute to anxiety. |
| turning away | The act of turning away or in the opposite direction. |
| unfriendliness | Dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness. |
| variance | The fact or quality of being different, divergent, or inconsistent. Her light tone was at variance with her sudden trembling. |
| alienate | Make (someone) feel isolated or estranged. They defended the Masai against attempts to alienate their land. |
| alienation | The action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly. The power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership. |
| alimony | Court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated. He is said to have paid 300 000 alimony to his first wife. |
| antagonize | (of a substance) act as an antagonist of (a substance or its action. The aim was to antagonize visiting supporters. |
| boredom | The feeling of being bored by something tedious. I ll die of boredom if I live that long. |
| coalesced | Joined together into a whole. |
| couple | Two collars joined together and used for holding hounds together. Can we couple these proposals. |
| dissociate | (with reference to a molecule) split into separate smaller atoms, ions, or molecules, especially reversibly. Acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions. |
| divorce | Get a divorce formally terminate a marriage. They divorced eight years later. |
| duet | Perform a duet. They duetted at the tribute concert. |
| duo | A pair who associate with one another. Two duos for violin and viola. |
| estrange | Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness. Years of boarding school estranged the child from her home. |
| estranged | Caused to be unloved. Harriet felt more estranged from her daughter than ever. |
| ex | Out of fashion. All his exes live in Texas. |
| husband | Use cautiously and frugally. She and her husband are both retired. |
| isolate | A person or thing that has been or become isolated. The medical world would never come to grips with polio until it could isolate the virus which caused it. |
| isolation | The act of isolating something; setting something apart from others. He opposed a policy of American isolation. |
| loneliness | (of a place) the quality of being unfrequented and remote; isolation. Feelings of depression and loneliness. |
| marry | Blend or combine with something. Most Chardonnays don t marry well with salmon. |
| mate | South American tea like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate. Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves. |
| newlywed | Someone recently married. |
| pair | Give a member of a legislative assembly another member as a pair to allow both to absent themselves from a vote without affecting the result. A pair of gloves. |
| partner | A person s partner in marriage. Young farmers who partnered Isabel to the village dance. |
| polygamy | The practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time. |
| seclusion | The state of being private and away from other people. They enjoyed ten days of peace and seclusion. |
| separation | Sorting one thing from others. The damage that might arise from the separation of parents and children. |
| sequester | Requisition forcibly, as of enemy property. He sequestered himself in his study to write a book. |
| solitude | The state or situation of being alone. The battle to preserve beloved solitudes flared up all over the country. |
| spouse | A person’s partner in marriage. |
| wed | Take in marriage. He was to wed the king s daughter. |
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