as in estrangement
the loss of friendship or affection
widespread disaffection with the governor's administration in its final year
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Recent Examples of disaffection
Even the employees, once the guardians of glamour, linger on smoke breaks with the weary disaffection of people simply marking time.
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Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Other bands, such as Arcade Fire and the Postal Service, were turning away from the disaffection that characterized Gen X rock to express bighearted feelings in bespoke ways.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Last election’s results suggested not so much a rightward swing as voters on the South and West sides simply staying home, pointing to signs of disaffection over Democratic leadership.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Other bands, such as Arcade Fire and the Postal Service, were turning away from the disaffection that characterized Gen X rock to express bighearted feelings in bespoke ways.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Last election’s results suggested not so much a rightward swing as voters on the South and West sides simply staying home, pointing to signs of disaffection over Democratic leadership.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaffection
Noun
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But my sense is that estrangement, in one form or another, is at the core of all fiction, film, and art in general.—
Nina Mesfin,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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That empty seat marks the beginning of a painful estrangement, as Ana confronts loneliness for the first time, far from the protection of her parents and her closest companion.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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Research on intergenerational cultural dissonance shows that this kind of constant negotiation can produce stress, identity conflict and feelings of alienation in young people.—
Hind Haddad,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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The resulting alienation and disorientation reflect the basic principles of existential philosophy, in which Pidmohylnyi is close to his European counterparts of the day.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Disaffection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaffection. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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