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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
Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Still, this edition of the poll shows a disaffected youth, regardless of political affiliation.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 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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Of course, naming specific disaffected individuals could cause their imprisonment or execution.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Still, this edition of the poll shows a disaffected youth, regardless of political affiliation.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 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
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The popularity and success of the Chiefs prior to the 2025 Super Bowl, led to countless complaints of favorable officiating and League coddling from disgruntled fans and hot take pundits.—
Emil Steiner,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Heat has plenty of formidable competition in its bid for disgruntled superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is reportedly likely to be traded by Milwaukee either before next Thursday’s NBA trade deadline or this summer.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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The criminal investigation, which Powell announced this month, shocked and infuriated senators, both Republican and Democratic.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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That decision reportedly infuriated Bondi, who has since taken matters into her own hands.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 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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Fine has alienated members of his own party, including his one-time ally DeSantis, who once represented the 6th district in Congress.—
Steven Lemongello,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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And while the Chapek transition alienated some senior Disney leadership, D’Amaro and Gorman seem committed to keeping a level of stability in the C-suite.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 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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In the end, Assad’s embittered loyalists may have been right.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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Dejected and embittered, Carol returns to her unlikely ally Manousos (Carlos-Manuel Vesga) to begrudgingly save the world.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2026
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However, Albanese’s decision to invite Herzog – the head of state of a country accused of genocide in Gaza, a claim Israel’s government denies – has angered many Australians and even led to calls for the visitor’s arrest.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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The ruling has angered victims’ families and reignited a public debate over whether someone who commits a crime as serious as murder as a teenager should ever be eligible for release.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Disaffected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaffected. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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