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.

Recent Examples on the Web

However, after Democrats lost support among many key voting blocs in 2024, including young Americans, some in the party believe that engaging in competitive primaries and electing new Democrats can help show disaffected voters that the party is evolving. —Elena Moore, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026

Talarico wants to build a big tent to unite disaffected Republicans, Independents, and Democrats. —March 1, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026

Since it was founded by disaffected OpenAI staffers in 2021, Anthropic has raised a total of $57 billion. —Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026

In other words, the age-old trance of acceptance has broken, and there are suddenly too many entrepreneurs capturing disaffected audiences by accusing legacy institutions of corruption and cowardice. —Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for disaffected

• disconnected
• disinfected
• interjected
• intersected
• misdirected
• preselected
• recollected
• reconnected
• redirected
• reelected
• resurrected
• unaffected