MEANING
Dissatisfaction that weakens attachment or allegiance to a person, group, or authority.
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- growing disaffection
- political disaffection
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Growing disaffection spread through the crew before anyone deserted.
Political disaffection entered the household through its youngest member.
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- disaffection
Usage notes
Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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