disaffect
/dɪsəˈfɛkt
/verb [with object]
Make (someone) dissatisfied, especially with people in authority or a system of control; alienate: what these ads do is disaffect the voting public...
- His approach earned considerable funds for the school but disaffected most of the staff, who hated the idea of advertising dominating aesthetics.
- Processions aroused particular ire among republicans, but disaffected the faithful who regarded this as an insensitive attack upon tradition.
- Whatever has disaffected a substantial section of the support has mystified the manager and has clearly unsettled some of his players.
Origin
Early 17th century: from dis- (expressing reversal) + affect2. The original sense was 'dislike'.