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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Shepherd’s gift is allowing the reader to see what everyone else is missing, Edwin’s everyday frustrations, confusions, and alienation.—
Miriam Gershow
June 9,
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But being treated as an enemy soon created alienation and resentment.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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“Disaffection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaffection. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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