estrangement

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪsˈtɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

estrangement (countable and uncountable, plural estrangements)

  1. The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.
  2. The state of being alien; foreign, non-native.

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Translations

Middle French

Etymology 1

From estrange +‎ -ment.

Adverb

estrangement

  1. strangely; oddly
Descendants
  • French: étrangement

Etymology 2

From Old French estrangement. Synchronically estranger +‎ -ment.

Noun

estrangement m (plural estrangemens)

  1. estrangement; alienation

Old French

Noun

estrangement oblique singular, m (oblique plural estrangemenz or estrangementz, nominative singular estrangemenz or estrangementz, nominative plural estrangement)

  1. estrangement; alienation
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