shū​yuǎn

alienate

疏远 (疏遠) shū​yuǎn
alienate verb
to distance oneself from someone or to cause someone to become estranged

His arrogant attitude will alienate the friends around him.

drift apart verb
to become less close or emotionally distant in a relationship

After graduation, we gradually drifted apart.

estrangement verb
the state of being distant or the loss of intimacy in a relationship

Long-term estrangement has caused their feelings for each other to fade.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
5.19 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
2.86 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6

Sources

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