disaffected

[dis-uh-fek-tid]

Origin

adjective

discontented and disloyal, as toward the government or toward authority.

Origin:
1625–35; disaffect + -ed²

Related forms

dis·af·fect·ed·ly, adverb

dis·af·fect·ed·ness, noun

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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.

Origin:
1615–25; dis-¹ + affect²

Synonyms
See estrange.

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Word Origin & History

disaffected

"estranged, hostile," usually in reference to authority, 1630s, from dis- "not" (see dis-) + affected (see affect). Related: Disaffection.

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