estranges
Creates emotional distance
Estranges is the third-person singular of estrange, meaning to cause someone to become distant or alienated from another person or group.
The word typically describes emotional separation rather than physical: His erratic behavior estranges him from his family.
What estranges people is often gradual—neglect, betrayal, or simply growing apart.
Cause loyalty to fade
- antagonizeIncite hostility in
- repelDrive off or disgust
- distanceSpace between two points
- push awayForce something back
turn against · set against · embitter · sour · poison · drive a wedge · put off · reject
State of being apart
- riftCrack or estrangement
- breachBreaking of agreement
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- splitSeparation into parts
divide · gulf · chasm · gap · schism · break · severance · falling out
Low temperature state
- frostinessCold or unfriendly manner
- icinessExtreme coldness, literal or emotional
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
aloofness · indifference · withdrawal · numbness · disconnect · disillusion · disenchant · bitterness
disaffect
Cause loyalty to fade
- antagonizeIncite hostility in
- repelDrive off or disgust
- distanceSpace between two points
push away · turn against · set against · embitter · sour · poison · drive a wedge · put off · reject · spurn
separation
State of being apart
split · divide · gulf · chasm · gap · schism · break · severance · falling out · parting
coldness
Low temperature state
- frostinessCold or unfriendly manner
- icinessExtreme coldness, literal or emotional
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
detachment · aloofness · indifference · withdrawal · numbness · disconnect · disillusion · disenchant · bitterness · resentment
family
Related people together
relative · kin · daughter · son · father · mother · brother · sister · spouse · in-laws
- cuts offdisconnects, severs, detaches, unplugs, shuts off
estrangesintegrates
Combines into unified whole
includes · welcomes · embraces · assimilates · incorporates
- estranged familyRelatives cut off emotionally
- estranged parentMother or father cut off
- estranged childOffspring no longer speaking
- estranged siblingRelative cut off emotionally
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