Associations to the word «Estrangement»

Wiktionary

ESTRANGEMENT, noun. The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.
ESTRANGEMENT, noun. The state of being alien; foreign, non-native.

Dictionary definition

ESTRANGEMENT, noun. Separation resulting from hostility.
ESTRANGEMENT, noun. The feeling of being alienated from other people.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.