estrangement
noun/ɪˈstreɪndʒmənt/
/ɪˈstreɪndʒmənt/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- the fact of no longer living with your husband, wife or partner
- estrangement from somebody/something a period of estrangement from his wife
- estrangement between A and B the bitter estrangement between husband and wife
- the fact of no longer being friendly or in contact with somebody
- estrangement from somebody/something her estrangement from her family
- estrangement between A and B The misunderstanding had caused a seven-year estrangement between them.
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