Question

Choose the option which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
ESTRANGE
A) Puzzling
B) Endanger
C) Alienate
D) Miscalculate

Answer 1

Hint:Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning and to avoid repetition synonyms are used. For example: the synonym of beautiful is pretty and adorable.

Complete answer:
The meaning of estrange is ‘to cause (someone) to be no longer on friendly terms with someone’. And we must find the correct answer from the options given whose meaning is the same as estrange.

Option A) Puzzling - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of puzzling is ‘causing one to be puzzled; perplexing’ and this is not the synonym of estrange because their meanings are not the same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option B) Endanger - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of endanger is ‘put someone or something at risk or in danger or imperil or risk’ and this is not the synonym of estrange because their meanings are not the same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option C) Alienate - is the correct answer because the meaning of alienate is ‘make someone feel isolated or estranged or turn away or isolate’ and this is the synonym of the word estrange and they can be used in place of each other because they have similar meaning. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Option D) Miscalculate - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of miscalculate is ‘calculate an amount or measurement wrongly or misjudge’ and this is not the synonym of estrange because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘C’.

Note:Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning i.e. synonyms of estrange are alienated, and antonyms are the words that are opposite in meaning and the antonym of estrange is attract or unite. Thus, Option C is the correct answer as the question is all about telling the same or similar meaning of the word estrange and other options are wrong.