Definition
The state of being unfamiliar or estranged; a breaking off of acquaintance or familiarity.
Etymology
From disacquaint + -ance suffix (Latin-influenced suffix creating nouns indicating states or conditions). This noun captures the quality of broken familiarity.
Kelly Says
This word suggests that once-friendly people have become strangers again, which is sadder than just saying 'estrangement'—it implies they used to be acquainted.
Translations
ARالعربية
البعيد
al-ba-eed
BNবাংলা
অজ্ঞাততা
o-jña-ta-ta
CACatalà
desconeixement
des-ko-ne-i-ment
CSČeština
neznalost
ne-znal-ost
DADansk
ukendskab
u-kends-kab
DEDeutsch
Ungebundenheit
oon-geh-bun-deyt
ELΕλληνικά
αγνοία
a-gno-ya
ESEspañol
desconocimiento
des-kon-se-syo
FAفارسی
ناآشنایی
na-a-sh-na-i-i
FISuomi
epätajuus
e-pä-ta-juus
FRFrançais
déconnaissance
de-kon-nans
GUGU
અજ્ઞાનતા
a-jña-na-ta
HEעברית
בלתי-יודע
bal-ti-yo-de
HIहिन्दी
अनजानता
an-jaan-taa
HUMagyar
ismeretlenség
is-mer-et-len-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketidaktahuan
ke-tidak-ta-huan
ITItaliano
disconoscenza
dis-ko-no-szen-za
JA日本語
不親密さ
fuh-shin-mit-sa
KKKK
білімсіздік
bi-lim-si-z-dik
KMKM
អ្នកដែលមិនចាំ
a-nək da-el mi-n cha-m
MSBahasa Melayu
ketidaktahuan
ke-tidak-ta-huan
MYမြန်မာ
ပျံ့လွန်
pyan-lwan
NLNederlands
onbekendheid
on-bek-en-heid
NONorsk
ukjenthet
u-kjen-thet
PLPolski
nieznajomość
nie-zna-j-mo-ść
PTPortuguês
desconhecimento
des-kon-he-si-men-to
RORomână
necunostire
ne-ku-no-sti-re
RUРусский
незнакомство
ne-zna-kom-st-vo
SVSvenska
obekanthet
o-be-kan-het
SWKiswahili
ukumbusho
u-ku-m-bu-sho
TAதமிழ்
அறியாமை
a-ri-ya-mai
THไทย
ความไม่คุ้นเคย
kwan-mu-kun-koy
TLTL
kailangan
kai-lan-gan
TRTürkçe
yabancılaşma
ya-ba-chi-la-sh-ma
UKУкраїнська
незнання
ne-zna-nya
URاردو
غیر واقف
ghair-wa-qif
VITiếng Việt
sự xa cách
su xa cach