NOUN | feeling | disaffection, alienation, estrangement | the feeling of being alienated from other people |
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attribute | disaffection | disloyalty to the government or to established authority |
Sounds | dih.sahfeh'kshahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | The feeling of being alienated from other people. | |
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Synonyms | alienation, estrangement | |
Narrower | isolation | A feeling of being disliked and alone |
Broader | dislike | A feeling of aversion or antipathy |
Spanish | alejamiento, alienación, desafección, desafecto, enajenación, extrañeza | |
Catalan | alienació | |
Verbs | disaffect | arouse hostility or indifference / indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness |
Meaning | disloyalty to the government or to established authority. | |
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Example | "the widespread disaffection of the troops" | |
Broader | disloyalty | The quality of being disloyal |
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