estranged

estranged

1. simple past tense and past participle of estrange

   She estranged her husband by not talking to him for over a year.

estranged (comparative more estranged, superlative most estranged)

1. Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.

• This is a relatively formal term. The more colloquial alternative is “to not talk”, as in “I don’t talk to my mother”. A semi-formal alternative is not on speaking terms.

• alienated

• separated

• bestranged