estranged
to describe a former or "ex" (husband or wife)
TRANSLATION
entfremdet, getrennt lebend
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"Her estranged husband's $500-dollar-a-day cocaine habit had been tolerated by the firm for three years."
(Jane Martinson writing in The Guardian on 29.11.2000)
(Jane Martinson writing in The Guardian on 29.11.2000)
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estrange
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French estranger, from Medieval Latin extraneare, from Latin extraneus strange
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Date: 15th century
1 : to remove from customary environment or associations
2 : to arouse especially mutual enmity or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
- es-trange-ment - noun
- es-trang-er noun
synonyms ESTRANGE, ALIENATE, DISAFFECT mean to cause one to break a bond of affection or loyalty.
ESTRANGE implies the development of indifference or hostility with consequent separation or divorcement (his estranged wife).
ALIENATE may or may not suggest separation but always implies loss of affection or interest (managed to alienate all his coworkers).
DISAFFECT refers especially to those from whom loyalty is expected and stresses the effects (as rebellion or discontent) of alienation without actual separation (conservatives were disaffected by the new tax).
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French estranger, from Medieval Latin extraneare, from Latin extraneus strange
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Date: 15th century
1 : to remove from customary environment or associations
2 : to arouse especially mutual enmity or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
- es-trange-ment - noun
- es-trang-er noun
synonyms ESTRANGE, ALIENATE, DISAFFECT mean to cause one to break a bond of affection or loyalty.
ESTRANGE implies the development of indifference or hostility with consequent separation or divorcement (his estranged wife).
ALIENATE may or may not suggest separation but always implies loss of affection or interest (managed to alienate all his coworkers).
DISAFFECT refers especially to those from whom loyalty is expected and stresses the effects (as rebellion or discontent) of alienation without actual separation (conservatives were disaffected by the new tax).
