[syn: alienation, disaffection, estrangement]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Estrangement \Es*trange"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. estrangement.]
The act of estranging, or the state of being estranged;
alienation.
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An estrangement from God. --J. C.
Shairp.
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A long estrangement from better things. --South.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
estrangement
n 1: separation resulting from hostility [syn: alienation,
estrangement]
2: the feeling of being alienated from other people [syn:
alienation, disaffection, estrangement]