disaffection
Use Disaffection in a sentence
əˈfɛk noun
the absence or alienation of affection or goodwill; estrangement; disloyalty: Disaffection often leads to outright treason.
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| a state of dissatisfaction or alienation: the growing disaffection between players | |
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Disaffection
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Example sentences
But there is a scramble to investigate disaffection among white voters.
Prolonged exposure to combat and political disaffection contributed to desertion, attacks on officers, and war-zone atrocities.
Both universities offered an opposition to parliamentary government, which brought upon them the charge of disaffection.
It's a breathtaking reversal after decades of disaffection and doubt.
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