Dictionary Definition
disaffection
Noun
1 the feeling of being alienated from other
people [syn: alienation, estrangement]
2 disloyalty to the government or to established
authority; "the widespread disaffection of the troops"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From disaffect + -ion.Pronunciation
/dɪsəˈfɛkʃən/Noun
- Discontent;
unrest.
- His disaffection with all Microsoft products, while justified, was alarming.
- Alienation; loss of loyalty.
Usage notes
- Used with a preposition, such as "with" or "toward".
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Punic faith, alienation, bad faith,
barratry, breach, breach of faith, breach
of friendship, breach of promise, breach of trust, break, cleavage, cleft, dereliction, disaffinity, disapprobation, disapproval, disfavor, disinclination, dislike, disloyalty, displeasure, disrelish, disruption, distaste, disunion, disunity, divergence, dividedness, division, estrangement, faithlessness,
falling-out, falseness, falsity, fickleness, inconstancy, infidelity, mala fides, open
rupture, recall of ambassadors, recreancy, rift, rupture, schism, separation, split, trothlessness, unfaith, unfaithfulness, unloyalty, unsteadfastness,
untrueness