Meaning of DISAFFECTION
| Pronunciation: | | `disu'fekshun
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- [n] disloyalty to the government or to established authority; "the widespread disaffection of the troops"
- [n] the feeling of being alienated from other people
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| | Synonyms: | | alienation, estrangement |
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| | See Also: | | dislike, disloyalty, isolation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis`af*fec"tion\, n.
1. State of being disaffected; alienation or want of
affection or good will, esp. toward those in authority;
unfriendliness; dislike.
In the making laws, princes must have regard to . .
. the affections and disaffections of the people.
--Jer. Taylor.
2. Disorder; bad constitution. [R.] --Wiseman.
Syn: Dislike; disgust; discontent; unfriendliness;
alienation; disloyalty; hostility.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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, Punic faith, recall of ambassadors, recreancy, rift, rupture, schism, separation, split, trothlessness, unfaith, unfaithfulness, unloyalty, unsteadfastness, untrueness |
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