Estranged vs Divorced - What's the difference?
estranged | divorced |
(estrange)
Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.
Cut off, or separated.
* :
(of a marriage) Legally dissolved.
(of persons formerly married) Having had one's marriage legally dissolved.
(divorce)
As verbs the difference between estranged and divorced
is that estranged is past tense of estrange while divorced is past tense of divorce.As adjectives the difference between estranged and divorced
is that estranged is having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse while divorced is cut off, or separated.estranged
English
Verb
(head)- She estranged her husband by not talking to him for over a year.
Adjective
(en adjective)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
* alienatedCoordinate terms
* separateddivorced
English
Adjective
(head)- It is also pertinent to note that the current obvious decline in work on holarctic hepatics most surely reflects a current obsession with cataloging and with nomenclature of the organisms—as divorced from their study as living entities.
- It is a sad fact that 43% of marriages are now divorced .
- Mark's parents are divorced .