An estrangement from God. --J. C.
Shairp.
[1913 Webster]
A long estrangement from better things. --South. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
estrangement — des autres, quand on se met à part, Secessio, Alienatio. Aucunement estrangement et sottement, Subabsurde. Estrangement tormenté … Thresor de la langue françoyse
estrangement — Estrangement. adv. D une maniere estrange, contre l ordre & l usage commun, extremement, excessivement. Il est estrangement bizarre. il l a estrangement gourmandé … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
estrangement — I noun abalienation, abandonment, alienatio, alienation, alienation of affection, breach, break, cleavage, conflict, detachment, difference, disaffection, disagreement, disassociation, discidium, disconnection, discord, disengagement, disfavor,… … Law dictionary
estrangement — 1650s, from ESTRANGE (Cf. estrange) + MENT (Cf. ment) … Etymology dictionary
estrangement — [n] destruction of affections alienation, antagonization, breach, break up, disaffection, disassociation, disunity, division, divorce, hostility, leave, leaving, parting, removal, schism, separation, split, withdrawal, withholding; concepts… … New thesaurus
Estrangement — Infobox Album Name = Estrangement Type = studio Artist = Drudkh Released = August, 2007 Recorded = Genre = Black metal Length = 36:26 Label = Supernal Music Producer = Reviews = Last album = Anti Urban (2007) This album = Estrangement (2007) Next … Wikipedia
estrangement — [[t]ɪstre͟ɪnʤmənt[/t]] estrangements N VAR Estrangement is the state of being estranged from someone or the length of time for which you are estranged. [FORMAL] The trip will bring to an end years of estrangement between the two countries... That … English dictionary
estrangement — n. (an) estrangement between; from * * * [ɪ streɪndʒmənt] from (an) estrangement between … Combinatory dictionary
estrangement — noun the estrangement between Vita and her family Syn: alienation, antagonism, antipathy, disaffection, hostility, unfriendliness; variance, difference; parting, separation, divorce, breakup, split, breach, schism See note at … Thesaurus of popular words
estrangement — estrange ► VERB 1) cause to feel less close or friendly. 2) (estranged) (of a husband or wife) no longer living with their spouse. DERIVATIVES estrangement noun. ORIGIN Old French estranger, from Latin extraneare treat as a stranger … English terms dictionary
