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

In a time when peers such as the New York Dolls and Velvet Underground were upending rock and roll with glamour and arty disaffection, Television fulfilled the genre’s promises of both swaggering virtuosity and restless reinvention. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

The regime remains capable of suppressing any organized resistance in the country, but the growing disaffection of the elite threatens to weaken the state from within. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

Amid the industrial Midwest’s acute economic decline, this part of Ohio has become a bellwether for disaffection among working-class voters. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026

Mujtaba Rahman, managing director for Europe at Eurasia Group, said France is suffering from a crisis of liberal democracy, a crisis of fiscal mismanagement, and a crisis of youth disaffection. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

That sense of political disaffection may underscore a growing challenge for both Republicans and Democrats moving forward as both try to repair ties with this generation. — Elena Moore, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026

Advanced robotics and a rapid rollout of AI should counter the shrinking workforce, while creating enough new jobs to keep youth disaffection at bay. — Ben Bland, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026

In Mike Nichols’ 1967 comedy of disaffection, Hoffman originated the role that Rhys played onstage, so the snub was startling. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

Certainly both sides do seem to be capitalizing on the same sense of disaffection with government. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026