disacquaintance

noun

dis·​acquaintance

¦dis+

: loss of acquaintance or association

long disacquaintance with army life

Word History

Etymology

from obsolete disacquaint to make unfamiliar, estrange (from dis- entry 1 + acquaint) + -ance

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