| 单词 | estrangement |
| 释义 | estrangement (once / 3917 pages) n Estrangement is the feeling that you don't belong, especially when you're surrounded by other people. If you've ever had to sit by yourself in a school cafeteria, you know what estrangement feels like. Right in the middle of the word estrangement is strange, and it provides a great clue about how to use the word. Estrangement happens when something — or someone — makes you feel like a stranger. It can describe a couple that's split up or the alienation of a former friend. The meaning hasn't changed much from its Latin root, extraneare, "treat as a stranger." WORD FAMILYestrangement: estrangements+/estrange: estranged, estrangement, estranges, estranging USAGE EXAMPLESAfloat, Raban writes, he found a “sea-distance” that matched his sense of estrangement from Britain, and the grounding stability that eluded him on land. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) This estrangement from the sacred continues a trend begun during the Enlightenment of the 18th century. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) They demonstrated signs of a traumatic life, like severe social isolation, school or job failure, or family estrangement. Salon(Dec 14, 2016) 1n separation resulting from hostility Syn|Hyper alienation isolation a state of separation between persons or groups 2n the feeling of being alienated from other people Syn|Hypo|Hyper alienation, disaffection isolation a feeling of being disliked and alone dislike a feeling of aversion or antipathy |
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