Estrangement

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Estrangement \Es*trange"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. estrangement.]
     The act of estranging, or the state of being estranged;
     alienation.
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           An estrangement from God.                --J. C.


                                                    Shairp.
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           A long estrangement from better things.  --South.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  estrangement
       n 1: separation resulting from hostility [syn: {alienation}]
       2: the feeling of being alienated from other people [syn: {alienation},
           {disaffection}]