1
as in to anger
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring
the candidate tried to win over disaffected voters
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as in to displease
to make discontented
the troops were disaffected by the extension of their tours of duty
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Recent Examples of disaffect
Sanders-Warren backers see Mr. Trump as a symptom of deeper woes, of the desperation of long-struggling voters disaffected by the recent economic prescriptions of both parties.
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Jacob M. Schlesinger, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2020
Yang has honed in on a message of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, touted the need for a nationwide universal basic income and boasted about his ability to reach voters who have become disaffected by national politics.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2019
Dina Litovsky for The New York Times Here’s at least one sign that some young adults are disaffected with dating apps.
—Jennifer Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2019
And that adds to its appeal for supporters disaffected from the moneyed elites who run the former British colony, organizers say.
—Christopher Bodeen, chicagotribune.com, 18 June 2019
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Jacob M. Schlesinger, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2020
Yang has honed in on a message of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, touted the need for a nationwide universal basic income and boasted about his ability to reach voters who have become disaffected by national politics.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2019
Dina Litovsky for The New York Times Here’s at least one sign that some young adults are disaffected with dating apps.
—Jennifer Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2019
And that adds to its appeal for supporters disaffected from the moneyed elites who run the former British colony, organizers say.
—Christopher Bodeen, chicagotribune.com, 18 June 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaffect
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While one of her first moves — pushing specialized teachers into vacant classroom teaching jobs — angered the teachers' union, the new bonus for retirees was an idea that came from the union president, Ingrid Walker-Henry.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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This move had angered India, which pointed to China not getting punished despite its role as an even bigger importer of Russian energy.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Now parents to three children, Reynolds and his wife are still surprised by the reach of their anniversary story—but not displeased with it.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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By the end of the program, Stewart argued Trump was less like a sick child making final wishes, but rather like the six-year-old with terrible powers in the eighth episode of the third season of The Twilight Zone, who can banish those he is displeased by to a cornfield.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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After Kibaki’s victory was declared, the president was inaugurated in a strange dusk ceremony that infuriated Odinga’s camp.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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The attack infuriated Italy and Italians, who were upset that the United States didn't hold accountable those involved in the mob.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Oct. 2025
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He was annoyed when people advocated that.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Some people may be annoyed with thousands of fake videos of themselves flooding the internet, but Paul seems to be amused by it.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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As the days go on, Lo continues searching for answers, further alienating herself from everyone else and causing a deeper rift between them all.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Because of that, socialism is often used to describe the political and economic system of countries such as Cuba and Venezuela, and the term can politically alienate some voters due to its association with these countries.—
Halle Troadec,
ABC News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Although his job paid well, Jon was dissatisfied: having originally aspired to get into coding after prison, he was accepted to a coding boot camp that later barred him from attending due to his criminal background.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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However, the players union, the Professional Women’s Hockey League Players Association, dissatisfied with the PHF, formed its own league, the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL).—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The accusations came after Harry—who is estranged from William, Kate and his father King Charles—sent a wreath and a handwritten letter to be placed in honor of his grandfather, Prince Philip, at the Burma Star Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in London on September 2025.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
10 Oct. 2025
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Walton, who’d come out at 30 years old, was estranged from some of his.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
10 Oct. 2025
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Conservatives were particularly outraged by Joe Biden’s higher-ed agenda.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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That flip reference outraged Pulte.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Disaffect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaffect. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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