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dis·af·fec·tion

disaffection

 
 
pronunciation:
dIs fek shn
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition: an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, esp. toward a government, principle, or the like.
The captain of the ship was on the alert for any signs of disaffection in his crew.
antonyms:
belonging
similar words:
dislike
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)disaffection african, contemporary, deep, democratic, growing, increasing, likely, middle-class, political, popular, professional, profound, public, received, serious, similar, soviet, spiritual, widespread
verb + (n.)disaffection cause, create, dissent, fuel, promote, reflect, result, signal, stem, suffer
noun + (n.)disaffection Help affection, alienation, base, boredom, candidate, cause, citizen, condition, degree, democracy, democrat, discontent, government, indication, insecurity, leadership, majority, mass, others, population, preference, public, regime, sign, soul, trend, trial, voter  [See all][See only the most frequent]