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Disaffected

adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alienated or estranged, often with hostile effect; rebellious, resentful; disloyal; malcontent.

    "The main reason for this state of affairs is probably that, for the exceptionally able man who accepts the present order of society, a multitude of other avenues to influence and power are open, while to the disaffected and dissatisfied an intellectual career is the most promising path to both influence and the power to contribute to the achievement of his ideals."

  2. 2
    Affected with disease. obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    discontented as toward authority wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of disaffect form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From disaffect + -ed.

Etymology 2

From disaffect + -ed.

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