Synonyms of disaffection

disaffection

noun

as in estrangement

the loss of friendship or affection

widespread disaffection with the governor's administration in its final year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estrangement
• alienation
• schism
• divorce
• breakup
• hostility
• rift
• disgruntlement
• separation
• souring
• antagonism
• bitterness
• rupture
• split
• animosity
• indignation
• disillusionment
• embitterment
• antipathy
• disenchantment
• outrage
• rancor
• breach
• jaundice
• ire
• rage
• fury
• wrath
• spleen
• aggravation
• infuriation
• furor
• envenoming
• incensing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reconciliation
• reconcilement
• endearment
• conciliation
• pacification
• ingratiation
• appeasement
• propitiation
• mollification

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disaffection

But as each new generation gets further away from the novel’s original milieu and the image of Holden Caulfield has become shorthand for privileged disaffection, its necessity in curricula has been questioned. — Adam Messinger, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Here, as ever, Kokopeli suggests that clinging to youthful talismans offers no protection against uncertainty, and reasserts the odd mix of disaffection and morbid glee produced by such reactionary impulses. — Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Showing the disaffection for politics and partisanship in this modern era, each of the last five midterm elections have seen presidents with ratings below 50%. — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 9 May 2026

Our hypothetical ambitious fifteen-year-old is exceptional, of course, and certainly not the bellwether for today’s disaffection about higher education. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 5 May 2026

Ultimately, many of these books’ characters are portrayed as avatars of resentment and disaffection, men who seem to fall prey to the rigid vision of masculinity dispensed by real-life adherents to the manosphere. — Eric Magnuson, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026

On her new single—a piano ballad of dubious sincerity—Canadian DJ and songwriter Brat Star invokes Paltrow’s greatest role as one-third of a holy trinity of disaffection. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026

This confusion lay in the speech’s weaving, wending contradictions, and its shifts between tones, something Foster purposefully aimed for in telling the story of her life from child stardom to adult disaffection. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026

In a recent interview on Travis and Jason Kelce's New Heights podcast, Clooney humorously observed how the twins' nascent teenage disaffection is keeping his A-list ego in check. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025