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Definition of disaffected in English: disaffectedadjective dɪsəˈfɛktɪdˌdɪsəˈfɛktəd Dissatisfied, especially with people in authority or a system of control. a military plot by disaffected elements in the army Example sentencesExamples - The alibi at Westminster, in such situations, is that a disaffected member must stay, to represent his constituents.
- We know the system is wrong when there are so many disaffected voters.
- The terrorist recruitment base is always disaffected, radicalised youth.
- Margo, the other day I wrote to you about being a disaffected Australian.
- China has in fact created this huge rallying point with I would imagine, millions of disaffected people.
- It is brain washing, profoundly unhealthy and a foundation course for turning disaffected youths into terrorists.
- Meanwhile, a revolutionary insurrection by a disaffected Kentish mob threatens to bring anarchy to London.
- If the Tories seem like the nasty party again, disaffected Labour folk could well slouch back home, albeit grudgingly.
- Consumers are angry and suspicious, many health care workers are frustrated and disaffected.
- There is also the minority of highly disaffected young men who want to control their patches.
- Very often the authorities were forced to acknowledge the wrongs inflicted on disaffected communities.
- Harper's not going to alienate the social conservatives of any other group of disaffected voters.
- There have also been scandals surrounding disaffected agents.
- Now they just make you look like a disaffected member of Generation X.
- You might find moments of optimism hidden among Tweedy's disaffected, disconnected lyrics.
- It is also easy to understand why residents are disaffected.
- Still, there are plenty of disaffected people turning to jazz.
- A spokesman for the disaffected crew said he expected the tribunal to reveal the volunteers have a strong case.
- He said dealing with disaffected youth was also a priority.
- Eddie has been instrumental in working with disaffected young people in the area, inspiring pride in the local community.
Synonyms dissatisfied, disgruntled, discontented, malcontent, restless, frustrated, fed up alienated, estranged disloyal, rebellious, insubordinate, mutinous, seditious, renegade, insurgent, insurrectionary, dissident, up in arms hostile, antagonistic, unfriendly
Derivatives adverb Cross, on the other hand, usually stands disaffectedly in the crowd at shows, blending nicely with the rest of the jaded music fans in this city. Example sentencesExamples - As portrayed by Thornton, Ed Crane wanders disaffectedly through life, somehow unencumbered by the dissolution of his world.
- Saleswomen stared disaffectedly above counters that were dark wood and polished.
- The reason for my noticing this novel is that one of the protagonists, an English teacher at a notorious comprehensive school in Westminster, is also a cookery-book writer engaged somewhat disaffectedly in a new work on fusion food.
- This poem, written shortly after the East German uprising of 17th June 1953, uses the first person pronoun six times in six lines, but it is hard to think of anything more witheringly and disaffectedly political.
Origin Mid 17th century: past participle of disaffect, originally in the sense 'dislike or disorder', from dis- (expressing reversal) + affect2. Rhymes aspected, disconnected, invected, unaffected, uncollected, unconnected, uncorrected, undetected, undirected, unelected, unexpected, uninflected, unprotected, unselected, unsuspected Definition of disaffected in US English: disaffectedadjectiveˌdisəˈfektədˌdɪsəˈfɛktəd Dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them. a military plot by disaffected elements in the army Example sentencesExamples - The alibi at Westminster, in such situations, is that a disaffected member must stay, to represent his constituents.
- You might find moments of optimism hidden among Tweedy's disaffected, disconnected lyrics.
- Consumers are angry and suspicious, many health care workers are frustrated and disaffected.
- He said dealing with disaffected youth was also a priority.
- If the Tories seem like the nasty party again, disaffected Labour folk could well slouch back home, albeit grudgingly.
- A spokesman for the disaffected crew said he expected the tribunal to reveal the volunteers have a strong case.
- We know the system is wrong when there are so many disaffected voters.
- It is also easy to understand why residents are disaffected.
- The terrorist recruitment base is always disaffected, radicalised youth.
- There is also the minority of highly disaffected young men who want to control their patches.
- Now they just make you look like a disaffected member of Generation X.
- Very often the authorities were forced to acknowledge the wrongs inflicted on disaffected communities.
- Margo, the other day I wrote to you about being a disaffected Australian.
- China has in fact created this huge rallying point with I would imagine, millions of disaffected people.
- Eddie has been instrumental in working with disaffected young people in the area, inspiring pride in the local community.
- It is brain washing, profoundly unhealthy and a foundation course for turning disaffected youths into terrorists.
- Still, there are plenty of disaffected people turning to jazz.
- Meanwhile, a revolutionary insurrection by a disaffected Kentish mob threatens to bring anarchy to London.
- There have also been scandals surrounding disaffected agents.
- Harper's not going to alienate the social conservatives of any other group of disaffected voters.
Synonyms dissatisfied, disgruntled, discontented, malcontent, restless, frustrated, fed up
Origin Mid 17th century: past participle of disaffect, originally in the sense ‘dislike or disorder’, from dis- (expressing reversal) + affect. |