estrange
US
/ɪˈstreɪndʒ/
UK
/ɪˈstreɪndʒ/
Meaning
To make someone feel distant or disconnected from a person, group, or place they were once close to.
किसी करीबी व्यक्ति या समूह से दूर या अलग-थलग कर देना, अक्सर रिश्ते बिगड़ने के कारण।
Examples
“Years of arguments gradually estranged the two sisters.”
“His refusal to listen began to estrange him from his colleagues.”
“She became estranged from her father after years of silence.”
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Not natural: His behavior estranged with his friends.
Better: His behavior estranged him from his friends.
Use estranged someone from someone; with does not express the relationship here.
यहाँ किसी को किसी से दूर करने के लिए estranged someone from कहें; with इस अर्थ में सही नहीं है।
Not natural: I am estrange from my brother.
Better: I am estranged from my brother.
After am, use the past participle estranged to describe the distant relationship.
दूर हो चुके रिश्ते की स्थिति बताने के लिए am के बाद past participle estranged आएगा।
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Estrange usually describes a growing loss of closeness, not simply being physically far away.
Estrange आमतौर पर रिश्ते में बढ़ती दूरी बताता है, सिर्फ़ किसी से शारीरिक रूप से दूर होना नहीं।