Disaffected
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disaffected — index faithless, false (disloyal), hostile, inimical, malevolent, recreant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
disaffected — estranged, hostile, usually in reference to authority, 1630s, pp. adj. from DISAFFECT (Cf. disaffect). Related: Disaffectedly; disaffectedness … Etymology dictionary
disaffected — [adj] alienated, estranged antagonistic, discontented, disloyal, dissatisfied, hostile, indifferent, mutinous, rebellious, seditious, uncompliant, unfriendly, unsubmissive; concept 403 Ant. contented, happy, pleased … New thesaurus
disaffected — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ discontented through having lost one s feelings of loyalty or commitment. DERIVATIVES disaffection noun … English terms dictionary
Disaffected — For the sociological phenomenon, see disaffection. Disaffected Studio album by Piano Magic Released April 18, 2005 … Wikipedia
disaffected — [[t]dɪ̱səfe̱ktɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED Disaffected people no longer fully support something such as an organization or political ideal which they previously supported. He attracts disaffected voters... Environmental issues provided a rallying point for … English dictionary
Disaffected — Disaffect Dis af*fect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disaffected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disaffecting}.] 1. To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make unfriendly or less friendly; to fill with discontent and unfriendliness. [1913 Webster] They had… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disaffected — adjective Date: 1632 discontented and resentful especially against authority ; rebellious < disaffected youth > … New Collegiate Dictionary
disaffected — adj. Disaffected is used with these nouns: ↑youth … Collocations dictionary
disaffected — 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;… … English dictionary for students
