disaffected
pronunciation
How to pronounce disaffected in British English:
UK [ˌdɪsəˈfektɪd]
How to pronounce disaffected in American English:
US [ˌdɪsəˈfɛktɪd]
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- Adjective:
- discontented as toward authority
Word Origin
- disaffected (adj.)
- "estranged, hostile," usually in reference to authority, 1630s, past participle adjective from disaffect. Related: Disaffectedly; disaffectedness.
Example
- 1. The main target is the disaffected millions who do not vote .
- 2. And all this from a company started in the 1890s by disaffected railroad worker warren bechtel .
- 3. Much of his support comes from disaffected sunnis in the north and west and from pragmatic , secular-minded shias in baghdad .
- 4. Handily , the route would pass through thailand 's poor and politically disaffected north-east , giving a shot in the arm to the local economy .
- 5. At government facilities in many regions of the country , there have been explosions set off by citizens so disaffected that they don 't care about the consequences .