DISAFFECTING Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in alienating

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verb

present participle of disaffect

as in angering

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 displeasing

to make discontented the troops were disaffected by the extension of their tours of duty

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Adjective

What is rarely acknowledged is how alienating — and old school!

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
Revealing Sugar’s true nature most of the way through the first season was a miscalculation of what might hook an audience into its sci-fi-noir premise, more alienating (no pun intended) than inviting to be sure.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 June 2026

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Verb

Leaders of the Maine Democratic Party are still working toward a process to replace Graham Platner, without angering his supporters.

— Dan Merica, Washington Post, 9 July 2026
The mayor floated the idea to place Williams on probation for six months, angering the city manager’s supporters in the crowd.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

Definition of angering

Verb

Speaking to them on the phone is infuriating since most of the conversation is about what’s going on with Kaden.

— Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
The result can be a more consistent connection, fewer interruptions and less of that infuriating mid-episode quality drop.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of infuriating

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The mix-up may have contributed to souring the communication between the legal teams of the companies, whose relationship appears to be increasingly frayed.

— NBC news, NBC news, 15 July 2026
For retailers and brands, the implications include direct attacks on their customers that can severely damage the relationship by souring the shopping experience.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 July 2026

Definition of souring

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Before the agreement was announced, Israeli forces struck in Beirut, enraging Trump, who has publicly expressed his fury with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
In May 2021, after being elected to Parliament, Ben-Gvir established a makeshift office in a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, enraging local residents.

— Avi Issacharoff, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026

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