The act of estranging or the condition of being estranged

• estrangement

  1. The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.
  2. The state of being alien; foreign, non-native.

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  1. The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.
  2. The state of being alien; foreign, non-native.

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• disaffection

  1. Discontent; unrest.
  2. Alienation; loss of loyalty.

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  1. Discontent; unrest.
  2. Alienation; loss of loyalty.

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An interruption in friendly relations

• split

  1. To divide (something) from end to end, into layers, or along the grain:
  2. To cause to be split unintentionally:
  3. To cause to undergo nuclear fission or division into elements:

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  1. To divide (something) from end to end, into layers, or along the grain:
  2. To cause to be split unintentionally:
  3. To cause to undergo nuclear fission or division into elements:

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• schism

  1. A separation or division into factions:
  2. A formal breach of union within a religious body, especially a Christian church.
  3. The offense of attempting to produce such a breach.

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  1. A separation or division into factions:
  2. A formal breach of union within a religious body, especially a Christian church.
  3. The offense of attempting to produce such a breach.

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• rupture

  1. An instance of breaking open or bursting:
  2. A break in friendly relations.
  3. A hernia, especially of the groin or intestines.

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  1. An instance of breaking open or bursting:
  2. A break in friendly relations.
  3. A hernia, especially of the groin or intestines.

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• rift

  1. A fissure, crack, or opening, as in rock.
  2. A break in friendly relations:
  3. An area where the lithosphere is thinning, typically associated with large faults and grabens.

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  1. A fissure, crack, or opening, as in rock.
  2. A break in friendly relations:
  3. An area where the lithosphere is thinning, typically associated with large faults and grabens.

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• rent

  1. Payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract, made by a tenant at specified intervals in return for the right to occupy or use the property of another.
  2. A similar payment made for the use of a facility, equipment, or service provided by another.
  3. The return derived from cultivated or improved land after deduction of all production costs.

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  1. Payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract, made by a tenant at specified intervals in return for the right to occupy or use the property of another.
  2. A similar payment made for the use of a facility, equipment, or service provided by another.
  3. The return derived from cultivated or improved land after deduction of all production costs.

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• fissure

  1. A long narrow opening; a crack or cleft.
  2. The process of splitting or separating; division.
  3. A separation into subgroups or factions; a schism.

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  1. A long narrow opening; a crack or cleft.
  2. The process of splitting or separating; division.
  3. A separation into subgroups or factions; a schism.

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• estrangement

  1. The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.
  2. The state of being alien; foreign, non-native.

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  1. The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.
  2. The state of being alien; foreign, non-native.

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• disaffection

  1. Discontent; unrest.
  2. Alienation; loss of loyalty.

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  1. Discontent; unrest.
  2. Alienation; loss of loyalty.

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• break

  1. To cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently; smash.
  2. To divide into pieces, as by bending or cutting:
  3. To separate into components or parts:

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  1. To cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently; smash.
  2. To divide into pieces, as by bending or cutting:
  3. To separate into components or parts:

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• breach

  1. An opening, tear, or rupture.
  2. A gap or rift, especially in a solid structure such as a dike or fortification.
  3. A violation or infraction, as of a contract, law, legal obligation, or promise.

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  1. An opening, tear, or rupture.
  2. A gap or rift, especially in a solid structure such as a dike or fortification.
  3. A violation or infraction, as of a contract, law, legal obligation, or promise.

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Serious mental illness or disorder impairing a person's capacity to function normally and safely

• aberration

  1. A deviation from what is considered proper or normal.
  2. A departure from what is typical:
  3. A disorder or abnormal alteration in one's mental state.

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  1. A deviation from what is considered proper or normal.
  2. A departure from what is typical:
  3. A disorder or abnormal alteration in one's mental state.

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• mania

  1. An excessively intense enthusiasm, interest, or desire:
  2. A manifestation of bipolar disorder, marked usually by high energy, racing thoughts, irritability, and rapid speech.

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  1. An excessively intense enthusiasm, interest, or desire:
  2. A manifestation of bipolar disorder, marked usually by high energy, racing thoughts, irritability, and rapid speech.

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• unbalance

  1. To upset the balance of; cause to become unsteady.
  2. To upset the stability or equilibrium of:
  3. To cause (a person or the mind) to be unbalanced.

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  1. To upset the balance of; cause to become unsteady.
  2. To upset the stability or equilibrium of:
  3. To cause (a person or the mind) to be unbalanced.

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• psychopathy

  1. Mental disorder, especially antisocial personality disorder.

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  1. Mental disorder, especially antisocial personality disorder.

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• mental illness

  1. Any of various disorders characterized by impairment of an individual's thoughts, emotions, or social functioning, including schizophrenia and mood disorders such as bipolar disorder.

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  1. Any of various disorders characterized by impairment of an individual's thoughts, emotions, or social functioning, including schizophrenia and mood disorders such as bipolar disorder.

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• madness

  1. The condition of being mentally deranged.
  2. Great folly:
  3. Enthusiasm; excitement:

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  1. The condition of being mentally deranged.
  2. Great folly:
  3. Enthusiasm; excitement:

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• lunacy

  1. Mental derangement; craziness:
  2. Intermittent mental derangement attributed to the changing phases of the moon.
  3. Great or wild foolishness:

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  1. Mental derangement; craziness:
  2. Intermittent mental derangement attributed to the changing phases of the moon.
  3. Great or wild foolishness:

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• insanity

  1. Severe mental illness or derangement. Not used in psychiatric diagnosis.
  2. Unsoundness of mind sufficient to render a person unfit to maintain a contractual or other legal relationship or sufficient to warrant commitment to a mental health facility.
  3. Incapacity to form the criminal intent necessary for legal responsibility, as when a mental disorder prevents a person from knowing the difference between right and wrong.

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  1. Severe mental illness or derangement. Not used in psychiatric diagnosis.
  2. Unsoundness of mind sufficient to render a person unfit to maintain a contractual or other legal relationship or sufficient to warrant commitment to a mental health facility.
  3. Incapacity to form the criminal intent necessary for legal responsibility, as when a mental disorder prevents a person from knowing the difference between right and wrong.

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• insaneness

  1. insanity; madness
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. insanity; madness
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• disturbance

  1. The act of disturbing:
  2. The condition of being disturbed:
  3. Something that disturbs, as a commotion, scuffle, or public tumult.

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  1. The act of disturbing:
  2. The condition of being disturbed:
  3. Something that disturbs, as a commotion, scuffle, or public tumult.

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• derangement

  1. The property of being deranged.
  2. An act or instance of deranging.
  3. (mathematics) A permutation of a set such that no element is in its previous position.

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  1. The property of being deranged.
  2. An act or instance of deranging.
  3. (mathematics) A permutation of a set such that no element is in its previous position.

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• dementia

  1. Deterioration of intellectual faculties, such as memory, concentration, and judgment, resulting from an organic disease or a disorder of the brain. It is sometimes accompanied by emotional disturbance and personality changes.

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  1. Deterioration of intellectual faculties, such as memory, concentration, and judgment, resulting from an organic disease or a disorder of the brain. It is sometimes accompanied by emotional disturbance and personality changes.

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• craziness

  1. (uncountable) The state of being broken in mind; imbecility or weakness of intellect; derangement.
  2. (uncountable) The state of being broken down or weakened; as, the craziness of a ship, or of the limbs.
  3. (countable) The result or product of being crazy.

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  1. (uncountable) The state of being broken in mind; imbecility or weakness of intellect; derangement.
  2. (uncountable) The state of being broken down or weakened; as, the craziness of a ship, or of the limbs.
  3. (countable) The result or product of being crazy.

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• brainsickness

  1. The quality of being brainsick; mental confusion or giddiness

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  1. The quality of being brainsick; mental confusion or giddiness

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A making over of legal ownership or title

• transferal

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• transfer

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• grant

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• conveyance

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• assignment

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