disaffected
adjective
dis·af·fect·ed
ˌdis-ə-ˈfek-təd 
: discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
disaffected youth
Examples of disaffected in a Sentence
The troops had become disaffected.
Both political parties are looking for ways to regain the trust of disaffected voters.
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Following complaints from disaffected former Central congregants, the attorney general opened its investigation.
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Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, in the high-school classrooms of Texas and elsewhere, some American students might be worrying for the safety of their immigrant parents, while some of their disaffected peers, young men who feel that their prospects have evaporated, might be turning for employment to ICE.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
Luster follows the thorny misadventures of Edie, a disaffected publishing employee who enters a somewhat kinky affair with Eric, a digital archivist living in New Jersey.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Dakota Johnson stars as a disaffected matchmaker who’s disarmed by a suave private equity broker played by Pedro Pascal.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 June 2025
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Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, in the high-school classrooms of Texas and elsewhere, some American students might be worrying for the safety of their immigrant parents, while some of their disaffected peers, young men who feel that their prospects have evaporated, might be turning for employment to ICE.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
Luster follows the thorny misadventures of Edie, a disaffected publishing employee who enters a somewhat kinky affair with Eric, a digital archivist living in New Jersey.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Dakota Johnson stars as a disaffected matchmaker who’s disarmed by a suave private equity broker played by Pedro Pascal.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for disaffected
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“Disaffected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaffected. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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