About The Word Disaffection
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Disaffection
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What's The Definition Of Disaffection?
[n] disloyalty to the government or to established authority; "the widespread disaffection of the troops"
[n] the feeling of being alienated from other people Synonyms | Synonyms for Disaffection: alienation | estrangement Related Terms | Find terms related to Disaffection: alienation | bad faith | barratry | breach | breach of faith | breach of friendship | breach of promise | breach of trust | break | cleavage | cleft | dereliction | disaffinity | disapprobation | disapproval | disfavor | disinclination | dislike | disloyalty | displeasure | disrelish | disruption | distaste | disunion | disunity | divergence | dividedness | division | estrangement | faithlessness | falling-out | falseness | falsity | fickleness | inconstancy | infidelity | mala fides | open rupture | Punic faith | recall of ambassadors | recreancy | rift | rupture | schism | separation | split | trothlessness | unfaith | unfaithfulness | unloyalty | unsteadfastness | untrueness See Also | dislike | disloyalty | isolation Disaffection In Webster's Dictionary \Dis`af*fec"tion\, n.
1. State of being disaffected; alienation or want of
affection or good will, esp. toward those in authority;
unfriendliness; dislike.
In the making laws, princes must have regard to . .
. the affections and disaffections of the people.
--Jer. Taylor.
2. Disorder; bad constitution. [R.] --Wiseman.
Syn: Dislike; disgust; discontent; unfriendliness;
alienation; disloyalty; hostility.
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