Estranging

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of estrange form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    That estranges; alienating, disorienting.

    "At his first rendezvous, De Marsay is blindfolded and driven endlessly through the streets, an estranging device which makes his native city a sexual labyrinth."

Adjective
  1. 1
    making one feel out of place or alienated wordnet

Synonyms

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disorienting

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"At his first rendezvous, De Marsay is blindfolded and driven endlessly through the streets, an estranging device which makes his native city a sexual labyrinth."

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