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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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as in disgruntled
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Recent Examples of disaffected
Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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
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The rise of edgy, anti-woke entertainers like Von highlights a broader strategy in Trump's political messaging—leveraging pop culture voices who resonate with disaffected or younger male voters.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaffected
Adjective
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More recently Fortune reports that ‘revenge quitting’ is ready to take its place, with disgruntled employees venting their frustrations by walking out the door.—
London Business School,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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He was assassinated in 1978 by a disgruntled former city supervisor.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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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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So that abandonment leaves them angry and bitter and discontented and alienated.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
19 Apr. 2024
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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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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
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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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China was getting rich, and Britain was growing resentful.—
Sam Kelly,
Time,
8 July 2025
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Because actor Bella Brown has been directed to become resentful, the last section of her song is robbed of pathos.—
David Benedict,
Variety,
1 July 2025
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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 24 Jul. 2025.
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