estrange
Create emotional distance
To estrange is to turn someone from closeness to distance—emotionally, socially, or both.
The word implies a relationship that once existed: She became estranged from her parents after the divorce.
Estranged spouses are separated but not yet divorced.
An estranged friend or family member is one you no longer speak to.
The noun is estrangement.
Space between two points
withdraw · disconnect · isolate · push away · turn away · cut off · set apart · divide
Reject connection to
- disinheritRevoke bequest rights
- cut offSeparated or disconnected
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- black sheepDisreputable family member
prodigal · banishment · rejection · abandonment · desertion · custody · co-parenting · parental
State of being apart
- breachBreaking of agreement
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- breakInterrupt continuity
split · divide · gulf · chasm · cleavage · fracture · falling-out · parting
Persistent bitter displeasure
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
acrimony · rancor · ill will · bad blood · hatred · grudge · spite · contempt
Low temperature state
- distanceSpace between two points
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
- indifferenceLack of interest
coolness · withdrawal · remoteness · reserve · frigidity · apathy · numbness · disconnection
distance
Space between two points
sever · withdraw · disconnect · isolate · push away · turn away · cut off · set apart · divide · remove
disown
Reject connection to
- disinheritRevoke bequest rights
- cut offSeparated or disconnected
- outcastShunned, rejected person
black sheep · prodigal · banishment · rejection · abandonment · desertion · custody · co-parenting · parental · sibling
separation
State of being apart
break · split · divide · gulf · chasm · cleavage · fracture · falling-out · parting · severance
resentment
Persistent bitter displeasure
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
enmity · acrimony · rancor · ill will · bad blood · hatred · grudge · spite · contempt · disdain
coldness
Low temperature state
- distanceSpace between two points
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
indifference · coolness · withdrawal · remoteness · reserve · frigidity · apathy · numbness · disconnection · wall
estrangereconcile
Resolve a disagreement
reunite · unite · bring together · connect · bond
estrangereconcile
Resolve a disagreement
conciliate · placate · pacify · appease · make amends
- estranged familyRelatives cut off emotionally
- estranged parentMother or father cut off
- estranged childOffspring no longer speaking
- estranged siblingRelative cut off emotionally
estranged, estrangement, estranges, estranging, estrangements