estranged
adjective
[ ɪˈstreɪn(d)ʒd ]
• (of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.
• "Harriet felt more estranged from her daughter than ever"
estrange
verb
• cause (someone) to be no longer on friendly terms with someone.
• "he became estranged from his father"
Similar:
alienate,
antagonize,
disaffect,
make hostile/unfriendly,
destroy the affections of,
turn away,
drive away,
distance,
put at a distance,
sever connections between,
set against,
set at variance,
set at odds with,
make hostile to,
drive a wedge between,
cause antagonism between,
sow dissension between,
Origin:
late 15th century: from Old French estranger, from Latin extraneare ‘treat as a stranger’, from extraneus ‘not belonging to the family’, used as a noun to mean ‘stranger’. Compare with strange.
