disaffects

verb

present tense third-person singular of disaffect
1
as in angers
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring the candidate tried to win over disaffected voters

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2
as in displeases
to make discontented the troops were disaffected by the extension of their tours of duty

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaffects
  1. angers
  2. displeases
  3. infuriates
  4. outrages
  5. sours
  6. alienates
  7. enrages
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  • The receptionist angers Kripke and Bert so much that they are picked up by the police — along with Stuart, who had also been arrested.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • According to the myth, Agamemnon angers the goddess Artemis by killing one of her sacred deer.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
Definition of angers
Verb
  • Those subpoenas were withdrawn on Thursday in a New York courtroom — just one of the arenas where the president, in his second term, has been seeking to control media coverage that displeases him.
    — Jocelyn Noveck, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • Patel hasn’t been reluctant to fight back against reporting that displeases him.
    — David Bauder, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of displeases
Verb
  • Georgia Supreme Court challenger Jen Jordan infuriates Republicans with a new fundraising email.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
  • To that end, Nate's extravagant wedding infuriates Naz, who thinks Nate has the ability to pay him back but is holding out on him.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of infuriates
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  • This baffles and outrages Angela, a protective mom who, with other parents, pushes back against Gabor using her math classroom as a forum for introducing the outside world’s worst actions.
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The content outrages some people and delights others; publishing more of it advances the meta discourse that’s been layered on top of the actual news, drawing attention from the unfolding conflict itself.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
Definition of outrages
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  • Hand someone an agent that is not wired to the right sources and the output will be poor, which sours both users and the team leads who support them.
    — Jason Andersen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • After a betrayal drives them apart and sours their relationship, the best friends become estranged from each other.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Definition of sours
Verb
  • His proximity to Trump automatically alienates a significant portion of Maryland voters.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
  • One big question now, Thomas says, is whether a tie-up with a paragon of fast-fashion alienates Everlane's current clientele — or sways Shein shoppers to trade up.
    — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 22 May 2026
Definition of alienates
Verb
  • The ghostly character doesn't have a particularly significant role in the story, but is a constant nuisance in the tapestry of Hogwarts with antics that include throwing things, making messes, pulling pranks, and generally causing mischief that enrages caretaker Argus Filch.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
  • This is exactly the kind of mainstream Christian view that enrages Allie Beth Stuckey.
    — Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of enrages
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“Disaffects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaffects. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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