Antonyms for disaffection
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dis-uh-fek-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs əˈfɛk ʃən |
Definition of disaffection
Origin :- c.1600; see dis- + affection.
- noun alienation, estrangement
- Disaffection's failure to substitute misrule for bad government.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- At this moment the Manx people showed signs of disaffection.
- Extract from : « The Little Manx Nation - 1891 » by Hall Caine
- The cry of disaffection will not, in the end, prevail against the principle of liberty.
- Extract from : « Home Rule » by Harold Spender
- They disdain to drink for their principles, and there is no disaffection at their tables.
- Extract from : « A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland » by Samuel Johnson
- Rumors of the disaffection of the Cheyennes had come to the colonel.
- Extract from : « Marion's Faith. » by Charles King
- His friendship was not to be despised, least of all by a family suspected of disaffection to the state.
- Extract from : « White Lies » by Charles Reade
- Perdiccas treated this disaffection in a very haughty and domineering manner.
- Extract from : « Pyrrhus » by Jacob Abbott
- It has been indicated that disaffection followed the elevation of Losada to the presidency.
- Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry
- The Cape Civil Service was tainted throughout with disaffection.
- Extract from : « Lord Milner's Work in South Africa » by W. Basil Worsfold
- There seems to be no ground for charging Torrington with disaffection.
- Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
Synonyms for disaffection
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