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- pronunciation:
- dIs
fekt
- features:
- Word Parts
| 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 |
| derivations: |
disaffected (adj.), disaffectedly (adv.), disaffectedness (n.) |
The word disaffect
contains the following parts:
af-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
The prefix af-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad- used before roots beginning with "f," such as fil 1 and fix. See ad-.
Example words:
affect, affection, afferent, affiance, affiliate, affinity, affirm, affix, afflatus, afflict, affliction, affluent, affront, disaffect
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs ( dishearten
) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disaffect, disagree, disagreeable, disallow, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapproval, disapprove, disarm, disarray, disbelief, discard, discolor, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disdain, disengage, disgrace, disgust, dishearten, dishonest, disingenuous, disintegrate, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, dismissal, disobey, disorder, disorient, disown, disparity, dispense, displace, display, displease, displeasure, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissatisfy, dissect, dissent, dissolution, dissolve, dissonant, dissuade, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
fac, fic, fec, fact, fect
Latin
root
that means make, do
More about this word part:
This root is also the origin of the suffixes "-fy, -ify, -efy" and "-ification, -efaction".
Example words:
affect, affection, artifice, artificial, benefactor, beneficent, beneficial, benefit, confect, deficient, disaffect, discomfit, effect, efficient, fact, factory, fiction, fictitious, infect, malefactor, manufacture, orifice, proficient, sacrifice, satisfaction, satisfactory, significant, sufficient
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