About The Word Disaffect
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Disaffect
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What's The Definition Of Disaffect?
[v] arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
Synonyms | Synonyms for Disaffect: alien | alienate | estrange Related Terms | Find terms related to Disaffect: See Also | alter | change | drift apart | drift away | wean Disaffect In Webster's Dictionary \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.
They had attempted to disaffect and discontent his
majesty's late army. --Clarendon.
2. To disturb the functions of; to disorder.
It disaffects the bowels. --Hammond.
3. To lack affection for; to be alienated from, or indisposed
toward; to dislike. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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