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    ESTRANGEMENT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The feeling of being alienated from other peopleplay

    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)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Separation resulting from hostilityplay

    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)

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