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Definition of estrange in English: estrangeverb ɛˈstreɪn(d)ʒɪˈstreɪn(d)ʒəsˈtreɪndʒ [with object]Cause (someone) to be no longer on friendly terms with someone. 使疏远，离间 he became estranged from his father Example sentencesExamples - I thought that this was going to estrange my daughter and myself for a very long time.
- It's obvious that bad character traits such as anger, jealousy, and pride estrange a person from others.
- The songs are a little more raw this time around, though not drastically enough to estrange long-time fans.
- His language deliberately estranges the modern reader from the customary historical accounts of the past, exposing a revisionist view of America.
- Their relations ultimately further estrange him from his Jewish wife.
- As a result, she can understand neither herself nor others, and this estranges her from her husband, her son, her American relatives, and finally, from Isabel.
- A consequence of his broken marriage was the apparent attempt by his ex-wife to estrange his son from him, hence his over-indulgence of Carl's gambling habits.
Synonyms alienate, antagonize, disaffect, make hostile/unfriendly, destroy the affections of, turn away, drive away, distance, put at a distance sever connections between, set against, set at variance, set at odds with, make hostile to, drive a wedge between, cause antagonism between, sow dissension between
OriginLate 15th century: from Old French estranger, from Latin extraneare 'treat as a stranger', from extraneus 'not belonging to the family', used as a noun to mean 'stranger'. Compare with strange. Rhymesarrange, change, counterchange, exchange, grange, interchange, Lagrange, mange, part-exchange, range, short-change, strange Definition of estrange in US English: estrangeverbəsˈtreɪndʒəsˈtrānj [with object]Cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienate. 使疏远，离间 are you deliberately seeking to estrange your readers? 你是不是在故意疏远你的读者？ Example sentencesExamples - A consequence of his broken marriage was the apparent attempt by his ex-wife to estrange his son from him, hence his over-indulgence of Carl's gambling habits.
- I thought that this was going to estrange my daughter and myself for a very long time.
- It's obvious that bad character traits such as anger, jealousy, and pride estrange a person from others.
- As a result, she can understand neither herself nor others, and this estranges her from her husband, her son, her American relatives, and finally, from Isabel.
- Their relations ultimately further estrange him from his Jewish wife.
- His language deliberately estranges the modern reader from the customary historical accounts of the past, exposing a revisionist view of America.
- The songs are a little more raw this time around, though not drastically enough to estrange long-time fans.
Synonyms alienate, antagonize, disaffect, make hostile, make unfriendly, destroy the affections of, turn away, drive away, distance, put at a distance
OriginLate 15th century: from Old French estranger, from Latin extraneare ‘treat as a stranger’, from extraneus ‘not belonging to the family’, used as a noun to mean ‘stranger’. Compare with strange. |