Disaffection

//dɪsəˈfɛkʃən// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Discontent; unrest. countable, uncountable

    "public disaffection"

  2. 2
    disloyalty to the government or to established authority wordnet
  3. 3
    Alienation; loss of loyalty. countable, uncountable

    "political disaffection"

  4. 4
    the feeling of being alienated from other people wordnet

Synonyms

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alienationalienationapostasybad faithbarratrybreach

Example

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"If we don't create opportunity for all people, the disaffection and division that has stalled our progress will only sharpen in years to come."

Etymology

From disaffect + -ion.

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