疎そ隔かく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

alienation; estrangement

Formal or literary term for emotional or social distance between people. Often used in psychological or sociological contexts.

• 長ちょう期き間かんの疎そ隔かくが二人ふたりの関かん係けいを壊こわした。

  Long-term alienation destroyed their relationship.

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