estrangement n 1: separation resulting from hostility [syn: {alienation}, {estrangement}] 2: the feeling of being alienated from other people [syn: {alienation}, {disaffection}, {estrangement}]
Estrangement \Es*trange"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. estrangement.] The act of estranging, or the state of being estranged; alienation. [1913 Webster] An estrangement from God. --J. C. Shairp. [1913 Webster] A long estrangement from better things. --South. [1913 Webster]