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
Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, in the high-school classrooms of Texas and elsewhere, some American students might be worrying for the safety of their immigrant parents, while some of their disaffected peers, young men who feel that their prospects have evaporated, might be turning for employment to ICE.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
Luster follows the thorny misadventures of Edie, a disaffected publishing employee who enters a somewhat kinky affair with Eric, a digital archivist living in New Jersey.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Dakota Johnson stars as a disaffected matchmaker who’s disarmed by a suave private equity broker played by Pedro Pascal.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 June 2025
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Verb
Following complaints from disaffected former Central congregants, the attorney general opened its investigation.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, in the high-school classrooms of Texas and elsewhere, some American students might be worrying for the safety of their immigrant parents, while some of their disaffected peers, young men who feel that their prospects have evaporated, might be turning for employment to ICE.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
Luster follows the thorny misadventures of Edie, a disaffected publishing employee who enters a somewhat kinky affair with Eric, a digital archivist living in New Jersey.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Dakota Johnson stars as a disaffected matchmaker who’s disarmed by a suave private equity broker played by Pedro Pascal.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaffected
Verb
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Her son’s middling grades infuriated her.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
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The announcement infuriated both Democratic and Republican officials in Colorado, which has a booming aerospace industry.—
Kim Chandler,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Lawmakers, understandably, were displeased.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some Democrats who remained in Washington were displeased.—
Rachael Dziaba,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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With a new head coach (Brian Schottenheimer) and a disgruntled star player (Micah Parsons), the Cowboys enter the 2025 season with some big questions to answer.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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When the Cowboys received Parsons’ trade request on Aug. 1, there was no intention of trading the disgruntled pass rusher.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Aug. 2025
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But while plenty of other Disney and Nickelodeon alumni of the late ’00s and early ’10s had notably rocky transitions to adulthood in the limelight, Thomas consciously steered clear of any actions that might have alienated the Victorious audience who looked up to him.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
4 Sep. 2025
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Are employees or channel partners at risk of feeling alienated?—
Jim Heininger,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Protests have continued throughout the year, including ahead of the country’s 80th independence anniversary in August, when many discontented citizens raised pirate flags in lieu of or alongside the national flag to voice their discontent.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
1 Sep. 2025
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The gleefully gutsy horror movie (in theaters now) stars real-life married actors Alison Brie and Dave Franco as Millie and Tim, a complacent, discontented couple whose bodies start to fuse after a hiking trip gone haywire.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Robert Bianco, a longtime TV critic for USA Today, emphasized how strongly Levin supported him even when Bianco’s reviews angered Levin’s sources.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Platner also worked as a contractor for Constellis, a successor to the security company Blackwater, which has angered some online activists.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Keanu, still annoyed from the veto ceremony, talked to Ava Pearl in the HOH room and called Rachel a liar.—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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This thrilled her base—and annoyed many casual listeners.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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The 2022 bare-knuckle holiday sensation Violent Night followed an embittered Santa, armed with lethal combat skills, who takes out a team of ruthless mercenaries to rescue a girl and her family.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Disaffected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaffected. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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