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/ ɪˈstreɪndʒd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective displaying or evincing a feeling of alienation; alienated: The setting denotes the estranged environment in which the protagonists saw themselves when fighting for recognition.
no longer in a friendly or affectionate relationship with a family member or friend, and typically living apart: His estranged wife is living only 10 miles away.
Origin of estranged First recorded in 1545–55; estrange + -ed2
OTHER WORDS FROM estranged es·trang·ed·ness [ih-streyn -jid-nis, -streynjd -], /ɪˈstreɪn dʒɪd nɪs, -ˈstreɪndʒd-/, noun un·es·tranged, adjective Words nearby estranged estradiol, estragon, estral, estramustine phosphate sodium, estrange, estranged , Estratest, estray, estreat, Estrela mountain dog, Estremadura
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Example sentences from the Web for estranged As a soldier returning from Iraq, I felt both welcomed by and estranged from my tribe.
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He was so estranged from his three daughters that it took him several awkward moments to summon their names.
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Yes, I know all about that, but your father has been for many years estranged from the rest of his family.
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It was this which, more than anything else, estranged him from the age into which he was born.
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He was estranged from his family, he said, except that one sister, but Mrs. Woodbury was not the cause of it.
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Nor was Joseph sure that his mind was not estranged from him.
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The wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
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British Dictionary definitions for estranged adjective separated and living apart from one's spouse
no longer friendly; alienated
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