estranged

[ih-streynjd]

adjective

1. displaying or evincing a feeling of alienation; alienated.

   The setting denotes the estranged environment in which the protagonists saw themselves when fighting for recognition.

2. no longer in a friendly or affectionate relationship with a family member or friend, and typically living apart.

   His estranged wife is living only 10 miles away.

estranged

/ ɪˈstreɪndʒd /

adjective

1. separated and living apart from one's spouse

2. no longer friendly; alienated

Other Word Forms

• estrangedness noun
• unestranged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of estranged¹

First recorded in 1545–55; estrange + -ed ²

Example Sentences

She turns to her estranged sister, Lee, for help finding a bone marrow transplant match — an endeavor that finds the family once again under the same roof.

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Born to an unwed mother who gave him to relatives to raise as a baby, Ellison—who declined to be interviewed for this article—was estranged from his biological parents.

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He said that morning he had had an argument with his estranged partner about selling his car.

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Patterson's estranged husband, Simon Patterson, was meant to attend the lunch but cancelled at the last minute, in part due to his belief that his wife had been trying to poison him for years.

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He didn’t just co-write this tale of two estranged brothers excavating their complicated history — he imbues it with his essence, its reason for being.

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Related Words

• deserted 
• desolate 
• destitute 
• empty 
• homeless 
• isolated 
• lonesome 
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