VERB | emotion | disaffect, estrange, alienate | arouse hostility or indifference / indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness |
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Sounds | dih.sahfeh'kt | |
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Rhymes | abject ... wrecked: 66 rhymes with ehkt... |
Meaning | Arouse hostility or indifference / indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Model | The performance is likely to disaffect Sue | |
Synonyms | estrange, alienate | |
Narrower | drift apart, drift away | Lose personal contact over time |
wean | detach the affections of | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Spanish | alienar, enajenar | |
Catalan | alienar | |
Nouns | disaffection | the feeling of being alienated from other people |
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