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estrangement

[ih-straynj-muhnt] / ɪˈstreɪndʒ mənt /


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Since the pandemic started, the number of social-media users discussing estrangement has exploded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

This generation—the most surveilled in history because of hyper-involved parenting and cellphones—often struggles to achieve independence, says Joshua Coleman, a psychologist specializing in estrangement who led the “The Family Summit” conference in Chicago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

At some point, I think the parents have to give the kids exactly what they say they want: total estrangement.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

Nica conducted 30 online interviews about how children and parents experience estrangement.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

At their first meeting after the estrangement, Bernard poured out the tale of his miseries and accepted consolation.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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