estrange

Meaning

1. (transitive) To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
2. (transitive) To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.

Synonyms

alienate

disaffect

alien

👽

antagonize

separate

miss

turn away

wean

feel uncomfortable

put distance between

feel unfriendly

alienation

antagonise

distant

keep away

Translations

entfremden

alienare

vervreemden

aliéner

extrañar

uzaklaştırmak

αποξενώνω

allontanare

separare

yabancılaştırmak

alienar

straniare

estraniare

alienar

éloigner

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: extraño

In summary

From Old French estranger (“to treat as a stranger”), from Latin extraneus (“foreigner, stranger”) (from which also strange, stranger). Also see Spanish extraño.