CEFR C1

disaffected

verb

Meaning

To cause someone to lose loyalty, enthusiasm, or affection for something or someone, especially a cause, leader, or political party.

Examples

The king's harsh policies began to disaffect his most loyal subjects.
A series of scandals has disaffected voters from the ruling party.

Synonyms: alienate, disgruntle, dissatisfy, displease

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disaffected (C1)

verb

Pronunciation: /ˌdɪs.əˈfekt/

Definition

To cause someone to lose loyalty, enthusiasm, or affection for something or someone, especially a cause, leader, or political party.

Examples

The king's harsh policies began to disaffect his most loyal subjects.
A series of scandals has disaffected voters from the ruling party.
She felt disaffected by the constant criticism from her colleagues.

How to Use disaffected

disaffect someone (prepositional phrase): To cause someone to lose loyalty or affection. — "The constant delays disaffected the passengers."
disaffect from something (prepositional phrase): To cause someone to lose loyalty or affection towards a particular cause, group, or idea. — "The leader's actions disaffected many from the movement."

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