Meanings
noundisaffection (countable and uncountable, plural disaffections)
plural disaffections
- countableuncountableAlienation; loss of loyalty.
political disaffection
1 more example
The policy caused disaffection among young voters.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian недоволство
- недоволство (nedovolstvo)discontent
Catalan desafecció
- desafecciódiscontent
Finnish tyytymättömyys
- tyytymättömyysdiscontent
French désaffection
- désaffectiondiscontent
Irish aimhriar, eascairdeas
- aimhriardiscontent
- eascairdeasdiscontent
- mídhílseachtdiscontent
- míshástachtdiscontent
- neamhthairiseachtdiscontent
Spanish despego, desafección
- despegodiscontent
- desafeccióndiscontent
Cite this entry
APA
disaffection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaffection
MLA
“disaffection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaffection. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disaffection,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaffection.
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