"estranged" meaning in English

See estranged in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more estranged [comparative], most estranged [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} estranged (comparative more estranged, superlative most estranged)
  1. Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse. Synonyms: alienated Coordinate_terms: separated
    Sense id: en-estranged-en-adj-55kaL9kD

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} estranged
  1. simple past and past participle of estrange Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: estrange Derived forms: estrangedness, unestranged Related terms: bestranged Translations (having become a stranger): 疏遠 /疏远 (shūyuǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), etääntynyt (Finnish), vieraantunut (Finnish), éloigné (French), perdu de vue (english: lost sight of) (French), see also désuni (French), which applies to two or more parties (French), विमुख (vimukh) (Hindi), estraniato (Italian), mōriroriro (Māori), fremmedgjort (Norwegian), odseparowany (Polish), but see separado (Portuguese), afastado (Portuguese), desavindo (Portuguese), отчужденный (otčuždennyj) (Russian), отвергнутый (otvergnutyj) (Russian), отуђен (otuđen) (Serbo-Croatian), enajenado (Spanish), desapegado (Spanish), ผิดใจกัน (pit jai gan) (Thai)
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