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Disaffect   /dˌɪsəfˈɛkt/   Listen
Disaffect

verb
(past & past part. disaffected; pres. part. disaffecting)
1.
Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness.  Synonyms: alien, alienate, estrange.



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"Disaffect" Quotes from Famous Books



... stand conviction by a Decree of Congress of publishing cruel and groundless assertions or Libels without a hearing when actually fighting for Liberty is intolerable in a free Country and has a direct tendency to check the ambition, and even disaffect those Men by whose wisdom Valour and perseverance America is to be made free, not to mention the dangerous president such trials may afford. Your Petitioner therefore implores Congress to reconsider their determination ...
— Colonel John Brown, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the Brave Accuser of Benedict Arnold • Archibald Murray Howe



Words linked to "Disaffect" :   drift apart, alter, disaffection, change, wean, drift away, modify



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