disaffected

  • 11disaffected — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. alienated, antagonistic, disloyal, estranged; see indifferent 1 , unfriendly 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [dis uh FEK tid] no longer feeling loyalty or affection for someone or something;… …

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  • 12disaffected — dis|af|fec|ted [ˌdısəˈfektıd] adj formal not satisfied with your government, leader etc, and therefore no longer loyal to them or no longer believing they can help you ▪ the disaffected youth from poor neighborhoods >disaffection [ ˈfekʃən] n… …

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  • 13disaffected — dis|af|fect|ed [ ,dısə fektəd ] adjective a disaffected member of a group or organization no longer feels any loyalty toward it …

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  • 14disaffected — Shows no emotion or feeling when something bad or scary happens. I was 3 inches away from getting hit by a truck crossing the street last night and other than getting a sudden hydrinalin rush out of it I was disaffected by it …

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  • 15disaffected — Shows no emotion or feeling when something bad or scary happens. I was 3 inches away from getting hit by a truck crossing the street last night and other than getting a sudden hydrinalin rush out of it I was disaffected by it …

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  • 16disaffected — adjective no longer loyal because you are not at all satisfied with your leader, ruler etc: Some of the government s most loyal supporters are now becoming disaffected. disaffection / fekSFn/ noun (U) …

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  • 17disaffected — adjective a plot by disaffected soldiers Syn: dissatisfied, disgruntled, discontented, malcontent, frustrated, alienated; disloyal, rebellious, mutinous, seditious, dissident, up in arms; hostile, antagonistic, unfriendly See note at …

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  • 18disaffected — UK [ˌdɪsəˈfektɪd] / US [ˌdɪsəˈfektəd] adjective a disaffected member of a group or organization no longer feels any loyalty towards it …

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  • 19disaffected — disaffectedly, adv. disaffectedness, n. /dis euh fek tid/, adj. discontented and disloyal, as toward the government or toward authority. [1625 35; DISAFFECT + ED2] * * * …

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  • 20disaffected — adjective /dɪsəˈfɛktɪd/ Alienated or estranged, often with hostile effect; rebellious, resentful; disloyal …

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