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[ dis-uh-fek-tid ] / ˌdɪs əˈfɛk tɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disaffected ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivediscontented and disloyal, as toward the government or toward authority. Origin of disaffectedFirst recorded in 1625–35; disaffect + -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM disaffecteddis·af·fect·ed·ly, adverbdis·af·fect·ed·ness, nounWords nearby disaffecteddisaccustom, disadvantage, disadvantaged, disadvantageous, disaffect, disaffected, disaffection, disaffiliate, disaffirm, disafforest, disaggregate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disaffectedIt rapidly incorporated military equipment and skills from disaffected units of the Iraqi army. How a Real Air War Could Demolish ISIS|Clive Irving|August 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST But Patterson said that at the moment he is not directly appealing to disaffected Tea Partiers. Will Tea Partiers Sink Mitch McConnell’s Kentucky Senate Reelection Bid?|Ben Jacobs|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST And their message was one tailored to the disaffected young descendants of Muslim immigrants in Europe. ISIS’s Black Flags Are Flying in Europe|Nadette De Visser|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was illegal to hold political protests in Poland in 1989, so 10,000 disaffected students got together in fancy dress. Why the Left Protests Better: A History of ‘Disobedient Objects’|Nico Hines|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is an army of the disaffected who might just be willing to listen to the Republicans if the offer were right. Cleveland, LeBron James, and the 2016 Republican Convention|Lloyd Green|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST He thinned the disaffected population by allowing foreign enlistment, and 40,000 are said to have been thus got rid of. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7|Various The Ladrones are a disaffected race of Chinese, that revolted against the oppressions of the mandarines. History of the Pirates Who Infested the China Sea From 1807 to 1810|Various Let him surreptitiously steal his fowling-piece over the frontier, and we are accused of "arming the disaffected population." The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II.(of II)|Charles James Lever Dumfries was hostile, and was fined; Glasgow was also disaffected, the ladies were unfriendly. A Short History of Scotland|Andrew Lang As a rule the people are disaffected, it was directly reported in June, 1844. The War With Mexico, Volume I (of 2)|Justin H. Smith
Words related to disaffectedrebellious, discontented, dissatisfied, antagonistic, disloyal, hostile, indifferent, mutinous, seditious, unfriendly, uncompliant, unsubmissive |