disaffected
adjective
dis·af·fect·ed
ˌdis-ə-ˈfek-təd 
: discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
disaffected youth
Examples of disaffected in a Sentence
The troops had become disaffected.
Both political parties are looking for ways to regain the trust of disaffected voters.
Recent Examples on the Web
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, the Iranian leadership’s most existential threat, was deposed, and his regime was replaced by a weak state led by disaffected Shiites with existing ties to Tehran.
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Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
The March 22 Moscow massacre was designed, like all dramatic terrorist attacks, to raise ISKP’s profile not only among nation-states but also among the disaffected who might be considering ISIS as a violent alternative to life.
—Fatema Hosseini, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
The key then for Democrats is to more effectively reach disaffected and disengaged voters.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2024
When Nixon took office in 1969, the antiwar movement led by students and disaffected veterans had created the political imperative to find a way out of Vietnam.
—Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Emma Watson's disaffected delivery of this line accurately sums up the fame-hungry teens centered in The Bling Ring, which is based on real events.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2023
The president and his team promised to end the United States’ forever wars and make the country’s international engagements serve the needs of a disaffected public.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2024
But the vice president was also speaking to disaffected voters in the United States, especially the young voters and people of color who helped propel President Biden to the White House in 2020.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
The disaffected catharsis Americans feel entitled to in their scant free time is scored by Black sound, the acoustics of Black suffering transmuted into entertainment, spectacle.
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
The March 22 Moscow massacre was designed, like all dramatic terrorist attacks, to raise ISKP’s profile not only among nation-states but also among the disaffected who might be considering ISIS as a violent alternative to life.
—Fatema Hosseini, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
The key then for Democrats is to more effectively reach disaffected and disengaged voters.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2024
When Nixon took office in 1969, the antiwar movement led by students and disaffected veterans had created the political imperative to find a way out of Vietnam.
—Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Emma Watson's disaffected delivery of this line accurately sums up the fame-hungry teens centered in The Bling Ring, which is based on real events.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2023
The president and his team promised to end the United States’ forever wars and make the country’s international engagements serve the needs of a disaffected public.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2024
But the vice president was also speaking to disaffected voters in the United States, especially the young voters and people of color who helped propel President Biden to the White House in 2020.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
The disaffected catharsis Americans feel entitled to in their scant free time is scored by Black sound, the acoustics of Black suffering transmuted into entertainment, spectacle.
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
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“Disaffected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaffected. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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