estranging Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb remove from customary environment or associations
    estrange.
    • years of boarding school estranged the child from her home
  2. verb arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
    alien; disaffect; alienate; estrange.
    • She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious
  3. adjective satellite making one feel out of place or alienated
    • the landscape was estranging

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