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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For the disaffected, third parties have new appeal.
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Susan Page, USA TODAY, 16 June 2024
Their music first appealed to gay and lesbian youth, then spread to a much larger audience of disaffected teens.
—David Junk, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Ennui, in particular, looks like a disaffected teenager, with her drooping stance, her perpetually downcast eyes and her constant frown.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
Daisy Edgar-Jones plays Marianne, a disaffected young woman who falls in and out of love with Connell (Paul Mescal), whose house her mother used to clean, over the course of several years following the Great Recession.
—David Faris, theweek, 24 Apr. 2024
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Susan Page, USA TODAY, 16 June 2024
Their music first appealed to gay and lesbian youth, then spread to a much larger audience of disaffected teens.
—David Junk, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Ennui, in particular, looks like a disaffected teenager, with her drooping stance, her perpetually downcast eyes and her constant frown.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
Daisy Edgar-Jones plays Marianne, a disaffected young woman who falls in and out of love with Connell (Paul Mescal), whose house her mother used to clean, over the course of several years following the Great Recession.
—David Faris, theweek, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Disaffected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaffected. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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