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US
/ˌdɪsəˈfɛkt/
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VERB
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arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious
How To Use disaffect In A Sentence
- The humorous tone is designed to encourage disaffected voters to take part. TOP MARKETING AND MEDIA COMPANIES IN THE UK
- The shift in position of the disaffected crew comes as opinion in the resort town seemed to be swinging behind the former coxswain.
- Case in point: Openly anxious about grass-roots disaffection from the Republican Party, conservative Christian organizers are reaching for ways to turn out voters this November, including arguing that recognizing same-sex marriage could also limit religious freedom. September 2006
- Disaffected eco-warriors around the world can now learn the lessons of a decade of resistance from Faslane Peace Camp and other UK protest sites, as a tunnel-builder's guide is published on the internet.
- Indeed, disaffection and rebellion in Ireland convinced ministers of the necessity of parliamentary union.
- Some people will be disaffected with the Church, others are angry. Times, Sunday Times
- What should have been a slam-dunk if Walker's proposal was really as extreme and disaffecting as unions claim turned out to be an even split," he continued. Breaking News: CBS News
- China has in fact created this huge rallying point with I would imagine, millions of disaffected people.
- But sunshine and grapevines have done nothing to ease his disaffection.
- The rifts and disagreements were becoming public and the number of disaffected colleagues grew. Times, Sunday Times
