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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
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
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
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
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
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
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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In light of Collins recently being hospitalized for knee surgery, his fans were actually jarred and angered by an AI image of McCartney supposedly visiting him under far more dire circumstances.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, Russia stood back when Azerbaijan reclaimed control of Karabakh in the September 2023 offensive, angering Armenia, which has moved to shed Russian influence and turn westward.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Aug. 2025
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Auto companies will not be displeased with a 15% tariff.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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As the 100th day of his second term approached, a Fox News survey found voters approved of the job Trump was doing on border security, but were displeased with just about every other issue — including inflation.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2025
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One of the stranger conspiracies to emerge from the absurd, infuriating intervening years is the insistence by some that, owing to shadowy weather-manipulating entities, the sky has changed for the worse.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
2 Aug. 2025
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Instead, a newspaper reporter got wind of the scheme and published the details, which infuriated the lottery's oversight board.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Bankrate also recently released a survey showing that 38% are annoyed by pre-entered tip screens at coffee shops, food trucks, etc.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The situation was a fairly familiar story for any community where industry is close to homes: The operations of the business began to annoy residents, and patience ran out as months went by without an answer.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
1 Aug. 2025
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Kate Riley: Despondently stalking up and down avenues of Manhattan, scheming of ways to acquire food without paying for it, alienating and terrifying everyone who cared about me, trying to invent toys.—
Teddy Wayne
August 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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Toyota’s public image took a beating, alienating some of its most ardent supporters.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Freeman has been dissatisfied with his swing since mid-May and has been in the most extended slump of his career.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
22 July 2025
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Tennesseans dissatisfied with public education, skeptical of legislature's performance The majority of Tennesseans – 54% – reported being dissatisfied with the state’s K-12 public education system, while 11% reported being very satisfied with public education.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The mother of two elaborated on her current feelings regarding the loss of her WWE wrestling icon father, with whom she was estranged at the time of his death.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Brooke was estranged from her father in the later years of his life.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Booker's comment outraged Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., 65, another prospective and former 2020 White House contender, who needled him for missing a committee hearing on the bipartisan package.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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Hogan, shocked and outraged by the publication, filed a lawsuit charging Gawker with invasion of privacy, infringement of personality rights, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
24 July 2025
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