1
as in infuriated
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring
the candidate tried to win over disaffected voters
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2
as in displeased
to make discontented
the troops were disaffected by the extension of their tours of duty
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as in disgruntled
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Recent Examples of disaffected
Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
Still, Democrats won’t have to face many of those disaffected and disengaged voters until 2028.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
The regime faces a disaffected populace that is losing its sense of fear and becoming more willing to confront the government’s security services on the streets.
—Eric S. Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
Supporters argue the podcast could help Democrats reconnect with disaffected voters by demonstrating a willingness to engage opposing viewpoints.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The winds on that ranch in California were so strong that towering dust devils were dancing between the disaffected cattle during my visit.
—Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
Still, Democrats won’t have to face many of those disaffected and disengaged voters until 2028.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
The regime faces a disaffected populace that is losing its sense of fear and becoming more willing to confront the government’s security services on the streets.
—Eric S. Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
Supporters argue the podcast could help Democrats reconnect with disaffected voters by demonstrating a willingness to engage opposing viewpoints.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaffected
Adjective
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But the internet has opened avenues for disgruntled distributors to connect and complain.—
Book Marks
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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Spielberg skipped the final day of shooting and was afraid disgruntled crewmen would throw him in the water.—
Jim Beckerman,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
Verb
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And while Twitter long struggled to turn its influence into a profitable business, the company’s value is more questionable now than ever after Musk’s controversial policies alienated advertisers.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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Others, however, argue there were plenty of errors made on the campaign trail, from refusing to distance herself from Biden or touting an endorsement from former GOP Representative Liz Cheney, which critics say alienated key Democratic constituencies.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While Mojtaba is ideologically aligned with his father, Khomeini is viewed as a more moderate figure who could appeal to a discontented public and ease international tensions.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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More divorce patterns have emerged over recent decades Carol Lee Roberts, president of the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts, dismisses the idea that discontented couples hold out on splitting up over sentimental reasons.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Madrid were angered by a decision in that game to award Espanyol defender Carlos Romero a yellow card for a 60th-minute challenge on Kylian Mbappe, which was not upgraded to a red card by VAR.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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That meeting angered Israeli officials, and reportedly Dermer in particular.—
Alex Marquardt,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Not seeing his name on the list should have annoyed him.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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While typically a crowd at a concert might have been annoyed that the performer stopped the show to have a chat with a fan, the audience couldn’t have been more supportive and receptive.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The grief of this loss has left him unengaged with his new life, resentful of Olga for her busy military career surveilling orbital debris, and uninterested in making friends.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
17 June 2025
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This is because, little under a year after being handed a landslide majority by the U.K. electorate, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government is deeply unpopular and thrashing around for ways to appease a surly and resentful public.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
Verb
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The sketch opened with Mikey Day as Jesus, recreating the scene from the Bible in which Christ visits the temple and gets enraged at seeing money changers transacting business within its walls.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2025
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While there, Jesus visited the temple and enraged upon seeing money changers transacting business within its sacred walls, expelled them all.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The South West is a healing mecca for artists and malcontent media sorts, new age travelers, purveyors of crystals and surfers seeking budget California on the beaches of the Cornish Atlantic.—
Crispin Hunt,
Billboard,
22 May 2019
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But prominent leaders — not least, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany — warned that a jilted European Union would be in no mood to extend Britain a rewarding deal, lest other malcontent members take encouragement to go for the exits.—
PETER S. GOODMAN,
New York Times,
23 June 2016
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“Disaffected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaffected. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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