estranged

/ɪˈstreɪndʒd/ adjective formal

Definition

FRIEND › not now communicating with a friend or a member of your family, because you have argued

HUSBAND/WIFE › not now living with your husband or wife: his estranged wife

estrangement noun [C, U]

(Definition of estranged adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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