Meaning & use
Disaffected
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Dissatisfied with those in authority or power and no longer willing to support them.
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The disaffected workers organized a strike within weeks.
Disaffected voters stayed home on election day.
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Frequently used in political and sociological writing to describe groups who have lost faith in institutions.
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