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adjective

Definition of disaffectednext
as in disgruntled

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verb

past tense of disaffect
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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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
Adjective
Europe rolls out the welcome mat Europe’s governments and institutions are eager to court America’s disaffected researchers. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026 In the play’s first act, men show up at a dive bar in Kingston, New York, order a Bud Light, and hand over an envelope to the disaffected man behind the counter named Joey (played by Bubba Weiler) before heading to a back room. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 Jack Huston stars as university professor John Jorissen, a Spinoza academic who teaches a philosophy intro course to disaffected coeds at the fictional Ridgemont College in Missouri. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026 Each presents a group portrait of a handful of disaffected British suburbanites—husbands who resent their deadening jobs, toddlers who whine and interrupt, and, above all, hassled wives subsumed by a crush of household obligations. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disaffected
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaffected
  1. disgruntled
  2. infuriated
  3. displeased
  4. discontented
  5. alienated
  6. dissatisfied
  7. embittered
  8. angered
Adjective
  • Whereas Henyard faced scrutiny from a disgruntled public and the Chicago media market, smaller entities in more remote places don’t garner the same attention.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But litigation could be financially ruinous to Taylor & Byrne, as Nick learns from a disgruntled Bernard (Steve Furst), the firm’s finance guy.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of disgruntled
Verb
  • The decision has infuriated Democrats and threatened the party’s path to winning a Senate majority.
    — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The decision infuriated Democrats who had been pressing the two candidates to present a united front ahead of Election Day.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of infuriated
Verb
  • Some preservationists were displeased with the demolition, especially because Charlotte hasn’t necessarily been kind to its historic buildings.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
  • While most of the male cops were unhappy with the gender integration of the department, a lot of the women officers were displeased, too.
    — Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of displeased
Adjective
  • Ulf the White growing increasingly discontented with Rhaenyra’s demands.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • The rookie southpaw’s effervescent, larger-than-life personality also provided a struggling, discontented Red Sox with an immediate and much-needed infusion of joy and humor.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of discontented
Verb
  • For the moment, Trump’s vicious bigotry has alienated most independent voters and even some Republicans.
    — David Yassky, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Through hidden fees and poor service, traditional banks have alienated many customers, while online banking and ATMs have eradicated differences between banks.
    — Jeffrey I. Cole, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of alienated
Verb
  • In five, an incumbent was ousted by a public dissatisfied with the status quo.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • This specific task on his to-do list proves difficult when Dougal grows dissatisfied by the fight coming to a draw, both sides claiming victory, and both sides being seemingly okay with all of this.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of dissatisfied
Adjective
  • After a pair of SEC Championships and a national title during his five-year tenure with the Tigers, Saban departed for the NFL, leaving many folks on the bayou feeling embittered and betrayed.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In one scene, Amy heroically assuages an embittered foster kid by returning him to the memory of a fun school field trip.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of embittered
Verb
  • The trail’s California Environmental Quality Act exemption has angered an array of people.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Soon, other aggrieved groups—farmers, trade unionists, climate activists, yellow-vest protesters angered by rising costs—joined in, and the demonstrations that followed quickly became some of France’s most widespread and explosive since 1968.
    — Maurice Samuels, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of angered

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“Disaffected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaffected. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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