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Estrangled vs Estranged - What's the difference?

estrangled | estranged |

As verbs the difference between estrangled and estranged

is that estrangled is past tense of estrangle while estranged is past tense of estrange.

As an adjective estranged is

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

estrangled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (estrangle)

    • estrangle

    English

    Verb

    (estrangl)
  • (obsolete) To strangle.
    • (Webster 1913)

    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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