disaffection
the absence or alienation of affection or goodwill; estrangement; Disaffection often leads to outright treason.
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How to use disaffection in a sentence
A reminder that our teens, for all their moods and disaffection, still love to crack each other up, get a little rowdy, make paper balloons.
We created a pandemic pod for our high schoolers. It was just what we all needed. | Sara Lippmann, Holly Ojalvo | June 4, 2021 | Washington Post“The main aim of the toolkit was to create misinformation and disaffection against the lawfully enacted government,” Delhi police official Prem Nath said at a Monday press briefing.
What the Arrest of Disha Ravi, a Climate Activist Linked to Greta Thunberg, Says About India’s Crackdown on Dissent | Amy Gunia | February 16, 2021 | TimeThe warriors of the Jamat expressed their “disaffection” by raiding the villages of feeble religious minorities.
Bangladesh’s Radical Islamists Get U.S. Backing | Kapil Komireddi | January 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWest is no stranger to public displays of disaffection, or apologies.
Kanye West and Jimmy Kimmel Awkwardly Make Up on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ | Marlow Stern | October 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTJust a wrenching expression of disaffection from the president he had fallen for.
No Drama Obama’s Dramatic 2012 Reelection Campaign | Richard Wolffe | September 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The imminent vote to authorize the bombing of Syria may finally tally Democratic disaffection.
Don’t Call It a Frum-Back: What’s Changed After Three Months Away | David Frum | September 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut recently, there has been disaffection for Syrians on the part of many Egyptians.
Two days before the Americans arrived a native regiment was suspected of disaffection.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanA degree of discontent, approaching, if not amounting to disaffection, has gained considerable ground.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanDid we pledge ourselves to the support of an airy nothing—a bubble that must be blown away by the first breath of disaffection?
Key-Notes of American Liberty | VariousThe defences of Quebec were in bad condition, the garrison was small, and there was much disaffection among the inhabitants.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William Huntdisaffection, fomented by some secret, unknown cause, was spreading among the officers of the Army.
The Way of a Man | Emerson Hough
British Dictionary definitions for disaffection
/ (ˌdɪsəˈfɛkʃən) /
a state of dissatisfaction or alienation: the growing disaffection between players
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