Meaning of DISAFFECT
Pronunciation: | | `disu'fekt
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [v] arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness |
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| Synonyms: | | alien, alienate, estrange |
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| See Also: | | alter, change, drift apart, drift away, wean | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Dis`af*fect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disaffected}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Disaffecting}.]
1. To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make
unfriendly or less friendly; to fill with discontent and
unfriendliness.
They had attempted to disaffect and discontent his
majesty's late army. --Clarendon.
2. To disturb the functions of; to disorder.
It disaffects the bowels. --Hammond.
3. To lack affection for; to be alienated from, or indisposed
toward; to dislike. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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