Definition of disaffect Disaffect
/dɪˌsʌfɛˈkt/ - [disufekt] - dis•af•fect
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| disaffect - arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious" | ||
| estrange, alienate, alien | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| drift apart, drift away lose personal contact over time; "The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married" | ||
| wean gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- disaffect (v. t.)
To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make unfriendly or less friendly; to fill with discontent and unfriendliness. - disaffect (v. t.)
To disturb the functions of; to disorder. - disaffect (v. t.)
To lack affection for; to be alienated from, or indisposed toward; to dislike.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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disaffect
dis-af-fekt′, v.t. to take away the affection of: to make discontented or unfriendly.—pa.p. and adj. Disaffect′ed, ill-disposed, disloyal.—adv. Disaffect′edly.—ns. Disaffect′edness, Disaffec′tion, state of being disaffected: want of affection or friendliness: disloyalty: hostility: ill-will.—adj. Disaffec′tionate
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🔤- disaffect, verb, present, 1st person singular of disaffect (infinitive).
- disaffect, verb (infinitive).
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