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estrangement

🇬🇧 UK/ɪ'streɪn(d)ʒm(ə)nt/🇺🇸 US/i'streindʒmәnt/
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Definitions

n.

The state of being distant or unfriendly toward someone you were once close to; alienation.

疏远;失和;隔阂

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
exout of, former
+
strangunusual, unfamiliar, foreign
+
esuffix
+
mentaction, result, state
=estrangement

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The estrangement between the two countries lasted for nearly a decade.

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