Definition of disaffect
transitive verb
:to alienate the affection or loyalty of;
also
:to fill with discontent and unrest
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a disaffected boyfriend was responsible for the vandalism to her home
the troops were disaffected by the extension of their tours of duty
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Some of the MILF’s younger members are said to be disaffected with its ageing leadership.
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Encouraged by the Islamic State’s setbacks in Iraq and Syria, al-Qaeda is making a play for the allegiance of the Islamic State’s disaffected followers as well as legions of sympathizers around the world, analysts say.
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Much has been made of Trump’s ties to prosperity gospel-preaching televangelists, and his own wealth and success as something to which disaffected working-class people might aspire, however irrationally.
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Mr. de Blasio had been facing a campaign for re-election next year in a climate in which white voters, particularly in the brownstone Brooklyn precincts that first elected him, were disaffected by his performance.
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These techniques resonate with a generation disaffected by conventional politics.
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First Known Use of disaffect
1635
disaffect Synonyms
Synonyms
alien, alienate, estrange, disgruntle, sourAntonyms
reconcileRelated Words
antagonize, embitter, envenom; aggravate, anger, enrage, incense, inflame (also enflame), infuriate, madden, outrage, rankle, rile, roil; break up, dissociate, disunite, divide, separate, sever, split, sunder, uncouple, unlink, unyoke; disappoint, disenchant, disillusion; annoy, bother, bug, chafe, exasperate, gall, grate, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pique, rile, vexNear Antonyms
endear, ingratiate; appease, conciliate, disarm, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiateSynonym Discussion of disaffect
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.
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- his estranged wife
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- managed to alienate all his coworkers
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- troops disaffected by hunger
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