strangeness
nounfeminine/iʃtɾɐˈɲɐjzɐ/medium
es·tra·nhe·za
Definition
The quality or state of being strange; a feeling of surprise, astonishment, or discomfort towards something unfamiliar or unusual.
There was a palpable strangeness in the air after the argument.
He looked at the old photograph with a sense of strangeness.
Common collocations
feel strangenesssense of strangenesscause strangeness
Etymology
De 'estranho' + sufixo '-eza'.