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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
Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
Of course, naming specific disaffected individuals could cause their imprisonment or execution.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Some of that, of course, could be an indication of how disaffected UCLA fans have become with their own program, in a season in which coach Deshaun Foster was fired after an 0-4 start, and a three-game midseason winning streak was bookended with five straight losses to end it.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 30 Nov. 2025
That Democratic advantage there among disaffected voters mirrors trends seen in other contests Tuesday, including the New Jersey governor's race and the New York City mayoral election, NBC reported.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Like Clooney, Jay is from Kentucky, and the film includes a moment where one of the actor’s fans urges him to run for president, pressure Clooney often receives from disaffected liberals.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
Of course, naming specific disaffected individuals could cause their imprisonment or execution.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Some of that, of course, could be an indication of how disaffected UCLA fans have become with their own program, in a season in which coach Deshaun Foster was fired after an 0-4 start, and a three-game midseason winning streak was bookended with five straight losses to end it.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 30 Nov. 2025
That Democratic advantage there among disaffected voters mirrors trends seen in other contests Tuesday, including the New Jersey governor's race and the New York City mayoral election, NBC reported.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaffected
Adjective
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Before Babikian got the #EndFanatics movement going on X, the account @FanaticsSucks was the clearinghouse for disgruntled Fanatics customers.—
A.J. Perez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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While Wright was away on business in Chicago in 1914, a disgruntled servant at Taliesin set the structure’s living quarters on fire before murdering seven of the home’s residents, including Wright’s then-partner, Mamah Borthwick Cheney.—
Carrie Hojnicki,
Architectural Digest,
20 Feb. 2026
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Raman’s entry into the race, hours before the filing deadline, shocked the city’s political elite and infuriated the mayor’s supporters.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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The dampening atmospherics and massive right field infuriated sluggers such as Barry Bonds, Jeff Bagwell and Albert Pujols.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2026
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Trump has also extracted settlements from ABC and CBS News in lawsuits over stories that displeased him, and is suing the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.—
David Bauder,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2025
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But others outside the organization were displeased.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
19 Dec. 2025
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Her discontented characters seem to wander beneath an empty firmament.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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Understandably, the discontented then demand laws — subsidies, tax preferences, affirmative action and other legal privileges — that favor their side.—
Pierre Lemieux,
Twin Cities,
12 Dec. 2025
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Anecdotally, some doctors point to the GOP’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic as something that alienated them from the party.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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That’s created a strange dynamic where the multiday celebration deepened the appreciation that many fans have toward the team, and alienated many others.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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The protagonist tacks between monikers, dissatisfied by what each represents.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The event intends to create a conservative alternative for viewers dissatisfied with the football league's direction.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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The story follows Jean Valjean, an embittered convict who stole bread to feed his sister’s starving family.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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In the end, Assad’s embittered loyalists may have been right.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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The decision to free the now 64-year-old Funston on elderly parole angered his victims and the local authorities who put him away more than 25 years ago.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Brown has been particularly angered by the revelations and has been helping police with their inquiries.—
Pan Pylas,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Disaffected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaffected. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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