as in disgruntled
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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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as in displeased
to make discontented
the troops were disaffected by the extension of their tours of duty
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Recent Examples of disaffected
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
Only through these measures will this awful regime be removed by disaffected parts of the army, which has not been totally infested with extremists.
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Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2026
In Virginia, Spanberger ran as a moderate and won support from most independents and a few disaffected Republicans.
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Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2026
Many Democrats are also trying to win over disaffected MAHA moms.
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Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Maybe that was a way of calming his nerves, but the upshot is to give him a disaffected air that’s almost Lou Reed adjacent.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
Only through these measures will this awful regime be removed by disaffected parts of the army, which has not been totally infested with extremists.
—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2026
In Virginia, Spanberger ran as a moderate and won support from most independents and a few disaffected Republicans.
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Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2026
Many Democrats are also trying to win over disaffected MAHA moms.
—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaffected
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On the streets of Moscow, disgruntled drivers wait patiently for gasoline in a long line of cars and trucks amid an acute national shortage.
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Brandon Aiyuk continued his online rampage against the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday, taking shots at the team and his now former agent as the disgruntled wide receiver keeps publicly pleading for his release.
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When my friends found relief, they were thrilled—and infuriated.
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By the second half, the two teams meandering about the pitch infuriated everyone not on the pitch.
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Bad Bunny clearly saw something that displeased him on center court.
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Some customers on social media are understandably displeased by the news, with users on sites like Reddit promoting physical copies as the best way to permanently own media.
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Fortunately the wig has had a second outing with Fouracres donning it again in Episode 7, when his parody Attenborough turned up to wrestle a discontented rhino during Weekend Update.
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Serious or not, secession — or independence, as some prefer to call it — has long been the dream of dissenters, of the discontented and those who feel put upon or politically unrepresented.
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Unluckily, Alys, freshly alienated by Daemon, arrives just in time to nurse the enemy of her enemy back to health.
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Seven years later, Leonard has abused an organization, alienated a fan base and basically collected nearly $300 million of Steve Ballmer’s money and burned it.
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After a series of coups by officers dissatisfied with lagging counterterrorism efforts, juntas in the three countries booted France altogether, establishing close ties with Russia instead.
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The protagonist tacks between monikers, dissatisfied by what each represents.
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Paul Giamatti playing a man who has grown increasingly embittered but is soft at his core?
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So that journey from being an embittered, grumpy, individual turns into something incredibly progressive, beautiful and quite life-affirming.
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Though both agree that in real life, Berlant would fit in more easily than Early, who, during a break from the shoot, angered a trio of local Hamptonites merely by using the bathroom at a Citarella.
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Though net migration is down, many are angered by migrants entering the country illegally — specifically the sight of people, often escaping war zones such as Afghanistan and Sudan, arriving on British shores in inflatable boats after making the dangerous journey across the English Channel.
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“Disaffected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaffected. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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