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as in to anger
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring
the candidate tried to win over disaffected voters
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as in to displease
to make discontented
the troops were disaffected by the extension of their tours of duty
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Recent Examples of disaffect
Dina Litovsky for The New York Times Here’s at least one sign that some young adults are disaffected with dating apps.
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Jennifer Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2019
Yang has honed in on a message of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, touted the need for a nationwide universal basic income and boasted about his ability to reach voters who have become disaffected by national politics.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2019
One danger for the prime minister is that on election day conservative voters disaffected by the looming corruption charges could abandon him for other right-wing parties, or for an opposition bloc.
—Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2019
And that adds to its appeal for supporters disaffected from the moneyed elites who run the former British colony, organizers say.
—Christopher Bodeen, chicagotribune.com, 18 June 2019
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Jennifer Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2019
Yang has honed in on a message of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, touted the need for a nationwide universal basic income and boasted about his ability to reach voters who have become disaffected by national politics.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2019
One danger for the prime minister is that on election day conservative voters disaffected by the looming corruption charges could abandon him for other right-wing parties, or for an opposition bloc.
—Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2019
And that adds to its appeal for supporters disaffected from the moneyed elites who run the former British colony, organizers say.
—Christopher Bodeen, chicagotribune.com, 18 June 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaffect
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The former Republican majority leader has angered some of Trump's supporters for votes and views that conflict with the president's.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Further confusing and angering fans has been the way the team has seemingly taken shots at Dončić's work ethic and conditioning.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Like Putin and Xi, Trump also believes that economic power should be used as a lever to extract concessions from countries that displease him.—
Ivo H. Daalder,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Jan. 2025
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On Wednesday, Trump responded to her message by attacking Budde with one of his familiar insults for women who displease him.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
22 Jan. 2025
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On Saturday, Hamas filmed two hostages who were forced to watch the release of others, turning to a camera and begging to be released, in yet another public spectacle that infuriated Israel.—
Joseph Krauss,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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And what answers can Howe belatedly unearth to arrest Newcastle’s infuriating inconsistency?—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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He's heard perhaps the university chancellor at the time of the formula's creation annoyed the wrong person, and UW-Whitewater has been shorted ever since.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
Journal Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2025
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There was nothing quite like watching Ted win the hearts of everyone around him, from the woman who literally set him up to fail, Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) to the ready-to-retire and always annoyed Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Instead of fostering stability, his words risk undoing years of diplomatic progress and alienating key U.S. allies in the region.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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As my friend in Los Angeles can attest, its overreach has alienated a broad swath of Americans, including many who wouldn’t typically align with Trump’s base.—
Matt K. Lewis,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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The move is not entirely unexpected for the art world, which has seen art dealers dissatisfied with the status quo established by art fairs such as the Art Dealers Association of America and the Armory Show.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Taken together, those statistics suggest there is some degree of realignment going on in American politics, with Trump’s appeal resonating both with young voters dissatisfied with the state of the nation and with working-class voters of all races.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
28 Dec. 2024
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Twenty-five years later, Hal (Theo James) is estranged from Bill and has his own son, named Petey, but only sees him once a year.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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The two are estranged in part because Errol, in his 70s, has fathered two children with his former stepdaughter, more than 40 years his junior.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
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The skit outraged several Trump supporters for pushing racist stereotypes of Republicans.—
Heather Hunter,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
17 Feb. 2025
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The Tocqueville paradox nicely captures the idea of concept creep and explains how people today can be outraged at (historically speaking) minor social injustices, despite being surrounded by (historically speaking) unprecedented equality.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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