disaffect
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Synonym Usage
See estrange.
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Origin of disaffect
Example Sentences
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Inquiry being made whether Mr. Norton's preaching was calculated to disaffect subjects towards the government, no evidence was found to that effect.
From Adèle Dubois A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Brunswick by Mrs. William T. Savage
Say it's because you quite shamelessly made motions at others while you stood there, and did your best to disaffect men who hadn't the least desire to join in your trouble-making....
From The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life by Sinclair Lewis
Must not the torrent of invective and abuse, almost universally poured upon this people, tend to disaffect and indispose them to civil association!
From A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies by John Hoyland
I endeavor to detach her from him, and disaffect her towards him; knowing that, if I can separate them entirely, I shall be more likely to succeed in my plan.
From The Coquette The History of Eliza Wharton by Hannah Webster Foster
And these first glimpses of the happy lives of others seemed to disaffect me more than ever with my own.
From Richard Vandermarck by Miriam Coles Harris
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