as in estrangement
the loss of friendship or affection
widespread disaffection with the governor's administration in its final year
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Recent Examples of disaffection
Even the employees, once the guardians of glamour, linger on smoke breaks with the weary disaffection of people simply marking time.
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Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Other bands, such as Arcade Fire and the Postal Service, were turning away from the disaffection that characterized Gen X rock to express bighearted feelings in bespoke ways.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Last election’s results suggested not so much a rightward swing as voters on the South and West sides simply staying home, pointing to signs of disaffection over Democratic leadership.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Other bands, such as Arcade Fire and the Postal Service, were turning away from the disaffection that characterized Gen X rock to express bighearted feelings in bespoke ways.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Last election’s results suggested not so much a rightward swing as voters on the South and West sides simply staying home, pointing to signs of disaffection over Democratic leadership.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaffection
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The six-part drama, produced by Banijay UK’s Mam Tor Productions, follows two men across four decades of friendship and estrangement in Glasgow and is set to debut in 2026.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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But my sense is that estrangement, in one form or another, is at the core of all fiction, film, and art in general.—
Nina Mesfin,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Conceived as a kaleidoscopic mosaic spanning from Kafka’s birth in 19th-century Prague to his death in post–World War I Vienna, Holland’s film captures both the man and the myth, revealing the Metamorphosis writer’s creative vision, alienation, and lasting cultural imprint.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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Where the first half of the 1600 conversation explored how young men are drifting toward the right through grievance, alienation and algorithmic content, this installment challenges Democrats to confront their own inertia.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Disaffection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaffection. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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