disaffected
adjective
dis·af·fect·ed
ˌdis-ə-ˈfek-təd 
: discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
disaffected youth
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The troops had become disaffected.
Both political parties are looking for ways to regain the trust of disaffected voters.
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Harris gets narrow win, thanks to overwhelming women’s vote and votes cast by disaffected Republicans.
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The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
But Burchard’s inflammatory alliteration proved especially damaging by dampening enthusiasm for Blaine in New York among disaffected Democrats and Irish Catholic voters, Summers and historian Robert D. Marcus conclude.
—Robert B. Mitchell / Made By History, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
The survey from the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and the Brookings Institution is the latest sign of how Trump's grievances and conspiracy theories have reshaped his party — and whipped up its most disaffected, far-right elements.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
By Stephen Kearse Fight Club, David Fincher’s arch 1999 study of disaffected men, presents male rage as a subculture.
—Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
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The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
But Burchard’s inflammatory alliteration proved especially damaging by dampening enthusiasm for Blaine in New York among disaffected Democrats and Irish Catholic voters, Summers and historian Robert D. Marcus conclude.
—Robert B. Mitchell / Made By History, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
The survey from the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and the Brookings Institution is the latest sign of how Trump's grievances and conspiracy theories have reshaped his party — and whipped up its most disaffected, far-right elements.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
By Stephen Kearse Fight Club, David Fincher’s arch 1999 study of disaffected men, presents male rage as a subculture.
—Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Disaffected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaffected. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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