estrange
- (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).
- (transitive) To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/
Etymology
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.
feel uncomfortable
put distance between
feel unfriendly
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