Also means
estrangement
Usage Note
Éloignement captures both physical distance ('l'éloignement géographique') and emotional or relational distance between people. The verb s'éloigner means 'to move away' or 'to drift apart'. Its opposite is le rapprochement, meaning 'coming closer' or 'reconciliation'.
Examples
"L'éloignement rend les retrouvailles plus douces."
Natural Translation
Distance makes reunions sweeter.

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