Lingaku- to drift apart
- to become estranged
- to alienate
- estrangement
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to drift apart
- to become estranged
- to alienate
- estrangement
This refers to a gradual process where people become less close or connected over time. It can happen in relationships due to various reasons, such as changing interests or life circumstances.
We have drifted apart recently.
They gradually drifted apart after graduating from university.
This meaning implies a more significant separation or distance that has developed over time, often due to conflicts or misunderstandings.
After years of arguments, they eventually became estranged.
Due to misunderstandings, their relationship became estranged.
This usage indicates an active process where one person's actions or behaviors cause another person to feel isolated or rejected.
When he started speaking, he unintentionally alienated his friends.
This refers to the state of being estranged, highlighting the emotional and relational distance between individuals.
Their estrangement makes me feel sad.
Family estrangement has a negative impact on a child's growth.
Generated collocations (experimental)
shū yuǎn疏远guān xi关系estranged relationshipgǎn qíng感情shū yuǎn疏远emotional estrangementjiā tíng家庭shū yuǎn疏远family alienationpéng you朋友shū yuǎn疏远drifting apart from friendsyú与rén人shū yuǎn疏远to become estranged from othersgù yì故意shū yuǎn疏远to deliberately alienatezhú jiàn逐渐shū yuǎn疏远to gradually drift apartshè jiāo社交shū yuǎn疏远social alienationqíng gǎn情感shū yuǎn疏远emotional distancingxīn lǐ心理shū yuǎn疏远psychological estrangementhù xiāng互相shū yuǎn疏远to mutually alienate each othershū yuǎn疏远de的gǎn jué感觉feeling of estrangement