estrangement


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Synonyms for estrangement

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Synonyms for estrangement

the act of estranging or the condition of being estranged

an interruption in friendly relations

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Synonyms for estrangement

separation resulting from hostility

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the feeling of being alienated from other people

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The prince hardly knew anything, for this was the first informant from the household whom he had met since the estrangement.
Margaret, though unable to understand her sister, was assured against estrangement, and returned to London with a more peaceful mind.
"Unfortunately internal clashes among Baloch nations have harmed the nation but in 21stcentury we can't bare further bloodshed on the name of tribal estrangement." Senator Kabir said added we can't develop this province without settling tribal rifts.
It comes more than a year after Mel and Andrea finally made up after a lengthy estrangement, which the singer later seemingly blamed on her now ex-husband Stephen Belafonte.
But these are truly the people of Allah, and should not feel estrangement, because the majority of people are like Allah has described them.
SAN FRANCISCO AND RICHMOND, CA -- One of the forms of family separation that rarely gets aired in the media is the estrangement between inmates and the women who love them.
She added that she has been raising her son since the estrangement, and that she would reveal further details later.
He said Tara's bohemian lifestyle, plus "her disruptive influence and behaviour" led to her estrangement from her father.
That was the start of my deeper research into the whole case of a strange estrangement between the two countries, which have neither any direct conflict between each other, nor have they ever faced each other off in a bilateral dispute in the international arena.
The talented journalist has unleashed her considerable skills as a writer and researcher on the thorny topic of familial estrangement.
It is recalled that following the estrangement of Zaeem Qadri, PML (N) had issued show cause notice to his spouse Uzma Zaeem Qadri.
"It looks like what this judge was weighing was the difference between estrangement and alienation," said Glass, who has not had access to the court documents.
Marriyum observed that estrangement with language led to estrangement with culture.
One Saeeda Mai had altercation with her husband Jamshed and she in estrangement left for her parents home.
Estrangement or partial estrangement from an adult son or daughter is one of a parent's worst nightmares.