disaffection
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dis·af·fect
(dĭs′ə-fĕkt′)tr.v. dis·af·fect·ed, dis·af·fect·ing, dis·af·fects
To cause to lose affection or loyalty: The king's actions disaffected the colonists.
dis′af·fec′tion n.
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disaffection
(ˌdɪsəˈfɛkʃən)n
a state of dissatisfaction or alienation: the growing disaffection between players.
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Noun | 1. | disaffection - the feeling of being alienated from other people dislike - a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive" isolation - a feeling of being disliked and alone |
2. | disaffection - disloyalty to the government or to established authority; "the widespread disaffection of the troops" disloyalty - the quality of being disloyal |
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disaffection
noun alienation, resentment, discontent, hostility, dislike, disagreement, dissatisfaction, animosity, aversion, antagonism, antipathy, disloyalty, estrangement, ill will, repugnance, unfriendliness evidence of the people's disaffection with their leaders
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disaffection
noun1. The act of estranging or the condition of being estranged:
2. An interruption in friendly relations:
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disaffection
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