ESTRANGEMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The feeling of being alienated from other people

Synonyms:

alienation; disaffection; estrangement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("estrangement" is a kind of...):

dislike (a feeling of aversion or antipathy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "estrangement"):

isolation (a feeling of being disliked and alone)

Derivation:

estrange (remove from customary environment or associations)

Meaning:

Separation resulting from hostility

Synonyms:

alienation; estrangement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("estrangement" is a kind of...):

isolation (a state of separation between persons or groups)

Derivation:

estrange (arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness)