as in disgruntled
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as in infuriated
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 displeased
to make discontented
the troops were disaffected by the extension of their tours of duty
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Recent Examples of disaffected
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Despite being deprived of any formal territorial control, ISIS-K has managed to establish a sophisticated multimedia presence not only undermining the Taliban's legitimacy but also targeting disaffected audiences in neighboring nations across Asia.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
But Good Girl is also stuffed with tropes of a certain kind of millennial novel: A disaffected but self-aware young woman yearns to become an artist.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Mainstream parties can likely keep the AfD small by winning back such disaffected voters.
—Thorsten Benner, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2016
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The disaffected machismo of Nadie seemed to exhaust the man taunting haters and hangers-on.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Despite being deprived of any formal territorial control, ISIS-K has managed to establish a sophisticated multimedia presence not only undermining the Taliban's legitimacy but also targeting disaffected audiences in neighboring nations across Asia.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
But Good Girl is also stuffed with tropes of a certain kind of millennial novel: A disaffected but self-aware young woman yearns to become an artist.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Mainstream parties can likely keep the AfD small by winning back such disaffected voters.
—Thorsten Benner, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaffected
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Instead of leading on and off the court alongside Butler as a trio, Adebayo and Herro are now a leading duo after the Heat traded the disgruntled Butler to the Golden State Warriors on Feb. 6.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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Emboldened by what Zoe Glatt and I described as shifting balance of power between employers and workers, companies began to fear that disgruntled ex-employees could mobilize their own audiences against them.—
Brooke Erin Duffy,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Driving the news: Even among regions that improved or saw no change in 2024, discontented populations increasingly turned to anti-mainstream or insurgent parties.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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These discontented countries are among those Washington needs on its side in order to effectively diversify global supply chains, as the economics of new investment only work if there is sufficient demand in critical industries to make the necessary outlays worthwhile.—
Daniel H. Rosen,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Dec. 2024
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Progressives have blamed Harris' loss on a failure to turn out the base, arguing her strategy of campaigning with Republicans like former Representative Liz Cheney alienated longtime Democratic voters.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
13 Dec. 2024
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We might be largely alienated from the religion that spawned the all-consuming commercial hellscape that is the Christmas season, but if anything, that makes gay Christmas songs all the more resonant.—
James Factora,
Them,
11 Dec. 2024
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The sequence of events clearly angered Bain.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025
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The move angered fans, and a scandal over offensive remarks Richards had made on a podcast led him to quit before his episodes aired.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Big, sometimes uncontrollable emotions are a normal part of growing up, and gentle parents at least try to not dismiss their or get annoyed with their kids when those challenging moments come up.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
27 Dec. 2024
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Initially annoyed by his bubbly personality, Jovie eventually warms up to Buddy, and the pair fall in love.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The advisory body's aggressive downsizing has already impacted tens of thousands of employees, sparking concerns that former government workers who are resentful or vulnerable after the mass layoffs could be exploited by foreign adversaries.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The prewar experience of Stalin’s ruthless collectivization left the predominantly rural population in the region of Smolensk deeply resentful of the communist regime, and many locals hoped life under Hitler would be an improvement.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The South West is a healing mecca for artists and malcontent media sorts, new age travelers, purveyors of crystals and surfers seeking budget California on the beaches of the Cornish Atlantic.—
Crispin Hunt,
Billboard,
22 May 2019
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But prominent leaders — not least, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany — warned that a jilted European Union would be in no mood to extend Britain a rewarding deal, lest other malcontent members take encouragement to go for the exits.—
PETER S. GOODMAN,
New York Times,
23 June 2016
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The newspaper includes the story of how Brando was enraged to discover his voice had been dubbed by an Italian actor for the local version.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
5 Jan. 2025
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But conservatives said they were enraged by the legislation.—
Catie Edmondson,
New York Times,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Disaffected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaffected. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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