As verbs the difference between estranged and estranges
is that estranged is (estrange) while estranges is (estrange).
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)
(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
Related terms
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estranges
English
Verb
(head)
(estrange)
Anagrams
*
*
estrange
English
Verb
(estrang)
To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
Usage notes
Largely synonymous with alienate, estrange'' is primarily used to mean “cut off relations”, particularly in a family setting, while ''alienate'' is rather used to refer to driving off (“he ''alienated'' her with his atrocious behavior”) or to offend a group (“the imprudent remarks ''alienated the urban demographic”).
When speaking of parents being estranged from a child of theirs, disown is frequently used instead, and has a stronger connotation.
Synonyms
* (cause to feel less close) alienate, antagonize, disaffect, isolate
* (remove from an accustomed context) wean
Derived terms
* estrangement
* estranger
Related terms
* (l)
* (l)
Coordinate terms
* (l)
Anagrams
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