adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of bestrange form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Made strange, foreign, or alien; estranged.

   "At the same time, this infraction is what makes a 'bestranged' piece of literature interesting."

Example

More examples

"At the same time, this infraction is what makes a 'bestranged' piece of literature interesting."

Etymology

From bestrange + -ed. Compare estranged.

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