disaffected

[ dis-uh-fek-tid ]
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adjective
  1. discontented and disloyal, as toward the government or toward authority.

Origin of disaffected

1
First recorded in 1625–35; disaffect + -ed2

Other words from disaffected

  • dis·af·fect·ed·ly, adverb
  • dis·af·fect·ed·ness, noun

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