as in estrangement
the loss of friendship or affection
widespread disaffection with the governor's administration in its final year
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alienation
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McCullers has a real virtuosity for depicting alienation and giving people secret yearnings and personal histories.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
16 July 2025 -
All of these factors and their contribution to alienation can foster authoritarian beliefs and individualism.—
Nathan Meyers,
The Conversation,
11 July 2025
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“Disaffection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaffection. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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