disaffect

ˌdɪsəˈfɛkt

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Definition of disaffect - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

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alienate

Rare

cause someone to lose loyalty or affection

Rare

The leader's actions disaffected many supporters.

alienate

estrange

against authority

Rare

make someone dissatisfied with authority

Rare

The policies began to disaffect the employees, causing unrest..

alienate

estrange

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Origin of disaffect

Latin, dis- (apart) + affectus (affection)

Examples of disaffect in a sentence

The policy changes disaffected the loyal customers.
The new law could disaffect many citizens.
His speech was intended to disaffect the supporters of the regime.

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French:aliéner, ...
German:entfremden, unzufrieden machen, ...
Italian:alienare, scontentare, ...
Spanish:desafectar, descontentar, ...
Portuguese:alienar, descontentar, ...
Chinese:疏远, 使不满, ...
Japanese:失望させる, 反感を持たせる, ...
Arabic:نَفَّرَ, أَسْخَطَ, ...
Hebrew:לְנַכֵּר, לְעוֹרֵר מִרְמוּר, ...
Russian:оттолкнуть, отвращать, ...
Ukrainian:відчужувати, відвертати, ...
Hindi:पराया करना, असंतुष्ट करना, ...
Bengali:বিচ্ছিন্ন করা, অসন্তুষ্ট করা, ...
Catalan:alienar, descontentar, ...
Czech:odcizit, znechutit, ...
Danish:fremmedgøre, gøre utilfreds, ...
Dutch:vervreemden, ontevreden maken, ...
Greek:αποξενώνω, δυσαρεστώ, ...
Hungarian:elidegeníteni, szembe fordítani, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យបាត់បង់ភាពស្មោះត្រង់, ធ្វើឲ្យបាត់បង់ជំនឿលើអាជ្ញាធរ, ...
Korean:소외시키다, 반감을 사다, ...
Persian:بیگانه شدند, ناراضی کردن, ...
Polish:zrazić, zniechęcać, ...
Portuguese (BR):alienar, descontentar, ...
Romanian:a înstrăina, a nemulțumi, ...
Swedish:alienera, missnöjd, ...
Thai:ทำให้เหินห่าง, ทำให้ไม่พอใจต่อผู้มีอำนาจ, ...
Turkish:soğutmak, memnuniyetsizleştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:làm mất lòng, làm bất mãn, ...

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