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单词 disaffectionate
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disaffectionateadj.

Brit. /ˌdɪsəˈfɛkʃənət/, /ˌdɪsəˈfɛkʃn̩ət/, U.S. /ˌdɪsəˈfɛkʃ(ə)nət/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dis- prefix, affectionate adj.
Etymology: < dis- prefix + affectionate adj., after disaffection n.
1. Characterized by disaffection (disaffection n. I.); disaffected; hostile or lacking allegiance to (or towards) an authority, etc. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > disloyalty > [adjective]
unleal?a1300
faithlessc1390
disloyal1477
unloyal1576
disleal1590
illoyalc1630
disaffectionate1636
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > disloyalty > [adjective]
unleal?a1300
faithlessc1390
disloyal1477
unloyal1576
disleal1590
illoyalc1630
disaffectionate1636
indevoteda1674
1636 H. Blount Voy. Levant 55 They..were found damnable corrupt, and dis-affectionate to the Turkish affaires.
1665 G. Wither Three Private Medit. 47 I..am as far from a disaffectionate separation on my part, as from separating my self from my self.
1960 North Amer. Rev. Sept. 16 Hippies..are basically disaffectionate towards power structures, federal or civic.
1993 L. A. Pollock in A. Wilson Rethinking Social Hist. iii. 93 Gilbert..was never called to public office under Elizabeth as she believed he was disaffectionate to her.
2. Lacking in affection; unloving.
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the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > [adjective] > devoid of affection
unkindlya1400
unlovingc1450
unaffective1689
unadoring1751
unenamoured1791
disaffectionate1796
unaffectionate1815
uncherishing1876
1796 W. Hayley Life Milton 168 A beautiful but disaffectionate and disobedient wife.
1873 Illustr. London News 8 Nov. 446/2 It is not a very noble thing for a husband to call his wife ‘jealous, disaffectionate, calumnious, reproachful, and censorious,’ when she cannot be heard on the other side.
1891 Boston Sunday Globe 20 Mar. 17/4 Those girls who..are awkward and disaffectionate.
1923 Prahran (Melbourne) Tel. 21 Dec. 4/8 A respectable married woman, with a disaffectionate husband.
1999 Afr. News (Nexis) 7 Aug. The hair stylists..were complaining about how disaffectionate parents of ‘old’ were.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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