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estrangement

est·ran·ge·ment

US/ɪsˈtɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/ uncommon

noun

1.

separation resulting from hostility

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2.

the feeling of being alienated from other people

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Origin

Old French estrangement. By surface analysis, estrange + -ment (“act, state”).

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  • cognitive estrangement

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