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Breakup vs Estranged - What's the difference?

breakup | estranged |

As a noun breakup

is the act of breaking up; disintegration or division.

As a verb estranged is

(estrange).

As an adjective estranged is

having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.

breakup

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of breaking up; disintegration or division
  • The termination of a friendship, or a romantic relationship
  • A loss of emotional control; a breakdown
  • (Alaska ) Spring

    • Synonyms

    *(act of breaking up) rupture, split *(termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship) falling out

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    estranged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (estrange)
    • She estranged her husband by not talking to him for over a year.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.

    • Usage notes

    A relatively formal term, the more colloquial alternative is “to not talk”, as in “I don’t talk to my mother”. A semi-formal alternative is not on speaking terms.

    Synonyms

    * alienated

    Coordinate terms

    * separated

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