Estranged vs Disowned - What's the difference?
estranged | disowned |
(estrange)
Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.
(disown)
To refuse to own or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.
As verbs the difference between estranged and disowned
is that estranged is past tense of estrange while disowned is past tense of disown.As an adjective estranged
is having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.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
* separateddisowned
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*disown
English
Verb
(en verb)- Lord Capulet and his wife threatened to ''disown'' their daughter Juliet if she didn't go through with marrying Count Paris.