estranging

verb

present participle of estrange
as in alienating
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring she estranged several of her coworkers when she let her promotion go to her head

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Recent Examples of estranging So, how can an organization remain current on customers' ever-changing needs and expectations without annoying or estranging them? — Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estranging
  1. alienating
  2. angering
  3. infuriating
  4. outraging
  5. enraging
  6. souring
  7. severing
Verb
  • Trump’s policies have generated blowback on the right, alienating some prominent supporters and dividing the GOP heading into the midterm election.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Ignoring these nuanced cultural landscapes risks alienating consumers and undermining product credibility.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of alienating
Verb
  • And the thousandth cut came when Raman launched her mayoral campaign without first consulting the local DSA chapter, angering organizers who felt the race stretched their resources too thin.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
  • Leaders of the Maine Democratic Party are still working toward a process to replace Graham Platner, without angering his supporters.
    — Dan Merica, Washington Post, 9 July 2026
Definition of angering
Verb
  • Speaking to them on the phone is infuriating since most of the conversation is about what’s going on with Kaden.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
  • The result can be a more consistent connection, fewer interruptions and less of that infuriating mid-episode quality drop.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of infuriating
Verb
  • On Day 1 of the truce, and in the days since, Israel has stepped up attacks against Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, in Lebanon, outraging Iran and leading to accusations the terms had been breached.
    — Justin Fishel, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of outraging
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  • North Carolina and Bill Belichick got zero, no doubt enraging girlfriend Jordon Hudson.
    — Greg Cote August 2, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Before the agreement was announced, Israeli forces struck in Beirut, enraging Trump, who has publicly expressed his fury with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Definition of enraging
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  • The mix-up may have contributed to souring the communication between the legal teams of the companies, whose relationship appears to be increasingly frayed.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 15 July 2026
  • For retailers and brands, the implications include direct attacks on their customers that can severely damage the relationship by souring the shopping experience.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 July 2026
Definition of souring
Verb
  • While severing thread-ectronics will destroy them, eutectogels are stable, soft enough to touch or connect to the human body, and allow transistor repair through the simple application of low heat.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Moving Instagram to a bigger screen, then, is usually a route not to normalizing it in that new space but instead to severing ties with it altogether.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of severing

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