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- pronunciation:
- dIs
fekt
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
disaffects, disaffecting, disaffected |
definition: |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate.
Witnessing the cruelty of some of his fellow soldiers disaffected him, making him wonder if his side was any better than the enemy's. |
related words: |
antagonize |
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derivations: |
disaffected (adj.), disaffectedly (adv.), disaffectedness (n.) |
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