Estrangement: alternatives and connections

To regard with dislike or aversion; to disapprove; to disrelish.

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

The act of isolating, or the state of being isolated; insulation; separation; loneliness.

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

The act of isolating, or the state of being isolated; insulation; separation; loneliness.

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To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make unfriendly or less friendly; to fill with discontent and unfriendliness.

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To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make unfriendly or less friendly; to fill with discontent and unfriendliness.

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To withdraw; to withhold; hence, reflexively, to keep at a distance; to cease to be familiar and friendly with.

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To withdraw; to withhold; hence, reflexively, to keep at a distance; to cease to be familiar and friendly with.

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The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

State of being disaffected; alienation or want of affection or good will, esp. toward those in authority; unfriendliness; dislike.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.