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disaffect
[ dis-uh-fekt ]
verb (used with object)
- to alienate the affection, sympathy, or support of; make discontented or disloyal:
The dictator's policies had soon disaffected the people.
disaffect
/ ˌɪəˈɛ /
verb
- tr; often passive to cause to lose loyalty or affection; alienate
Derived Forms
- ˌ徱ˈڱٱ, adverb
- ˌ徱ˈڱٱԱ, noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of disaffect1
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Example Sentences
“Infest” spoke to a generation of disaffected young men in a way that felt healthy.
Between 1991 and 1997, the traveling circus of a festival excited, entertained and empowered disaffected American youth, especially in its glorious early years.
Videos of those performances went viral, cheered by Democrats and disaffected voters.
Dame Rachel said her interviews with 14 of those "unheard and overlooked" children "raise some really serious questions about childhood in England and why our children feel so disaffected and disempowered".
After becoming Conservative leader in 2022, he would target Trudeau with biting remarks as a way to connect with disaffected voters.
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