I take it then that this is a running gag with your beloved..”e-STRANG-ED” wife? (Just don’t want to read in the news that she has been “e-STRANG-LED”)
Sometimes my wife is “e-STRANGER” to me as well!
transitive verb
1: to remove from customary environment or associations
2: to arouse especially mutual enmity or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness : alienate
Origin of ESTRANGE
Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangir, estranger, from Medieval Latin extraneare, from Latin extraneus strange — more at strange First Known Use: 15th century
Synonyms: alien, alienate, disaffect, disgruntle, sour
Antonyms: reconcile
Synonym Discussion of ESTRANGE
estrange, alienate, disaffect mean to cause one to break a bond of affection or loyalty. estrange implies the development of indifference or hostility with consequent separation or divorcement .
alienate may or may not suggest separation but always implies loss of affection or interest . disaffect refers especially to those from whom loyalty is expected and stresses the effects (as rebellion or discontent) of alienation without actual separation .