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Antonyms for disaffected


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dis-uh-fek-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs əˈfɛk tɪd



Definition of disaffected

Origin :
  • "estranged, hostile," usually in reference to authority, 1630s, past participle adjective from disaffect. Related: Disaffectedly; disaffectedness.
  • adj alienated, estranged
Example sentences :
  • It has been said, it seems, that I not only belong to, but head a disaffected party in this town.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • She had to answer, she knew now, unless she was to dismiss him, disaffected.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • Probably the Irishmen were disaffected; for many of them joined the enemy.
  • Extract from : « William Pitt and the Great War » by John Holland Rose
  • At bottom these disaffected minds have too much misplaced self-respect.
  • Extract from : « The Simple Life » by Charles Wagner
  • The war continues to be carried on solely in the disaffected region.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 » by Various
  • I am convinced that the proportion of disaffected men was comparatively small.
  • Extract from : « Tales of the Sea » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • The enemy, it was found, were daily gathering strength from the disaffected.
  • Extract from : « The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 (of 5) » by John Marshall
  • In London, too, the people were as disaffected as in the west.
  • Extract from : « Fletcher of Saltoun » by G. W. T. Omond
  • They are all a disaffected and rebellious army, who will not obey their Captain.
  • Extract from : « Sermons of Christmas Evans » by Joseph Cross
  • Only the Tories and the disaffected were frightened by these back-countrymen.
  • Extract from : « The Life of John Marshall (Volume 1 of 4) » by Albert J. Beveridge

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