entfremden

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German enphremden, entvremden. ent- +‎ fremd.

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  • Hyphenation: ent‧frem‧den

Verb

entfremden (weak, third-person singular present entfremdet, past tense entfremdete, past participle entfremdet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (ditransitive) to estrange, to alienate
    • 2021 October 21, Christina Berndt, “Entfremdung von Eltern und Kindern ist häufig”, in Süddeutsche.de:
      Erschreckend viele Menschen entfremden sich im Laufe ihres Lebens von ihren Eltern. Bestimmte Ereignisse und Verhaltensweisen können diese Entwicklung verstärken.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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