disaffect

[ dis-uh-fekt ]

/ ˌdɪs əˈfɛkt /

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verb (used with object)

to alienate the affection, sympathy, or support of; make discontented or disloyal: The dictator's policies had soon disaffected the people.

Origin of disaffect

First recorded in 1615–25; dis-¹ + affect²

synonym study for disaffect

See estrange.

Words nearby disaffect

disaccredit, disaccustom, disadvantage, disadvantaged, disadvantageous, disaffect, disaffected, disaffection, disaffiliate, disaffirm, disafforest

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Example sentences from the Web for disaffect

As is often the case in journalism, if you disaffect both parties you know you are doing something right.
Ground These Planes!|Clive Irving|June 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Be sure that you keep up true conjugal love to one another, and that you grow not to disaffect the persons of each other.
A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4)|Richard Baxter
And these first glimpses of the happy lives of others seemed to disaffect me more than ever with my own.
Richard Vandermarck|Miriam Coles Harris

British Dictionary definitions for disaffect

disaffect

/ (ˌdɪsəˈfɛkt) /

verb

(tr; often passive) to cause to lose loyalty or affection; alienate

Derived forms of disaffect

disaffectedly, adverbdisaffectedness, noun

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单词	disaffect
释义	disaffect [ dis-uh-fekt ] / ˌdɪs əˈfɛkt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disaffect ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to alienate the affection, sympathy, or support of; make discontented or disloyal: The dictator's policies had soon disaffected the people. Origin of disaffect First recorded in 1615–25; dis-¹ + affect² synonym study for disaffect See estrange. Words nearby disaffect disaccredit, disaccustom, disadvantage, disadvantaged, disadvantageous, disaffect, disaffected, disaffection, disaffiliate, disaffirm, disafforest Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disaffect As is often the case in journalism, if you disaffect both parties you know you are doing something right. Ground These Planes!\|Clive Irving\|June 27, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Be sure that you keep up true conjugal love to one another, and that you grow not to disaffect the persons of each other. A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4)\|Richard Baxter And these first glimpses of the happy lives of others seemed to disaffect me more than ever with my own. Richard Vandermarck\|Miriam Coles Harris British Dictionary definitions for disaffect disaffect / (ˌdɪsəˈfɛkt) / verb (tr; often passive) to cause to lose loyalty or affection; alienate Derived forms of disaffect disaffectedly, adverbdisaffectedness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to disaffect repel, antagonize, alienate, disturb, disquiet, divide, wean, upset, discompose, agitate, disunite, disunify
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disaffect

verb (used with object)

Origin of disaffect

synonym study for disaffect

Words nearby disaffect

Example sentences from the Web for disaffect

British Dictionary definitions for disaffect

verb

Derived forms of disaffect

Words related to disaffect