estranged (B2)
adjective
Pronunciation: /ɪˈstreɪndʒd/
Definition
No longer living with or having a close relationship with a spouse, family member, or friend.
Examples
She became estranged from her parents after they disapproved of her marriage.
The once-close friends were now estranged, their arguments having driven them apart.
He felt estranged from his own country after living abroad for so many years.
How to Use estranged
- estranged from (prepositional phrase)
- No longer having a close relationship with someone. — "He felt estranged from his old friends."
- become estranged (collocation)
- To start to have a distant or unfriendly relationship with someone. — "Siblings often become estranged after arguments over inheritance."
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