ESTRANGED | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of estranged in English estrangedadjective uk /ɪˈstreɪndʒd/ us /ɪˈstreɪndʒd/ Add to word list Add to word list an estranged husband or wife is not now living with the person they are married to: his estranged wife formal If you are estranged from your family or friends, you have had a serious argument with them and are no longer friendly with them: estranged from It's sad to see someone estranged from their parents. Marriage: marital status

• bachelor
• bachelorette
• bachelorhood
• be between jobs/marriages/boyfriends, girlfriends, etc. idiom
• between
• grass widow
• honeymooners
• live in phrasal verb
• married
• marry
• singleton
• spinster
• spinsterhood
• spoken for
• trophy husband
• wedded
• widow
• widowed
• widower
• widowhood

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estranged | American Dictionary

estrangedadjective [ not gradable ] us /ɪˈstreɪndʒd/ Add to word list Add to word list lacking interest in and no longer close or friendly with someone, esp. a family member or friend (Definition of estranged from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of estranged?

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in Chinese (Traditional) （夫妻）分居的, （因爲爭吵而與親戚或朋友）疏遠的，分手的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （夫妻）分居的, （因为争吵而与亲戚或朋友）疏远的，分手的… See more in Spanish separado, alejado… See more in Portuguese separado, distanciado… See more in Polish in Turkish skłócony, (żyjący) w separacji… See more küsmüş, soğumuş, yabancılaşmış… See more Need a translator?

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