estrangement

🇺🇸 /ɪˈstreɪndʒmənt/ 🇬🇧 /ɪˈstreɪndʒmənt/
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noun
R

When a couple stops living together, usually because they are having problems in their relationship.

After their big fight, they went through a period of estrangement.

R

When you stop being friends with someone or stop talking to them, usually because of a disagreement.

The two friends had a falling out, leading to estrangement.

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n. When a couple stops living together, usually because they are having problems in their relationship.; When you stop being friends with someone or stop talking to them, usually because of a disagreement.

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Plural estrangements