disaffected

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disaffected

/dɪsəˈfɛktɪd/ UK

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of disaffect

adjective more disaffected · most disaffected

Alienated or estranged, often with hostile effect. Near-synonyms: malcontent, resentful, disloyal, rebellious, vengeful
Similar: malcontent, resentful, disloyal, rebellious, vengeful
obsolete Affected with disease.

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adj estranged

Français	rebelle
Deutsch	entfremdet, unzufrieden, widerborstig

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@misc{disaffected_2026,
  title = {disaffected},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disaffected},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}