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disadvantage |
disadvantaged |
disadvantageous |
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disaffected
| disaffection
| disaffinity
| disaffirm
| disaffirmation
| disafforest
disaffected
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective disaffected has 1 sense
- disaffected(s = adj.all) ill-affected, malcontent, rebellious - discontented as toward authority; Array
OXFORD DICTIONARY
disaffected, adj.
1 disloyal, esp. to one's superiors.
2 estranged; no longer friendly; discontented.
1 disloyal, esp. to one's superiors.
2 estranged; no longer friendly; discontented.
Derivative
disaffectedly adv.
Etymology
past part. of disaffect (v.), orig. = dislike, disorder (as DIS-, AFFECT)
THESAURUS
disaffected
alienated, allergic, averse, derelict, disenchanted, disinclined, disloyal, displeased, disunited, divided, estranged, faithless, false, fickle, hostile, inconstant, irreconcilable, not charmed, not true to, of bad faith, put off, recreant, separated, torn, trothless, unfaithful, unfriendly, unloyal, unsteadfast, untrueROGET THESAURUS
disaffected
Enmity
N enmity, hostility, unfriendliness, discord, bitterness, rancor, alienation, estrangement, dislike, hate, heartburning, animosity, malevolence, inimical, unfriendly, hostile, at enmity, at variance, at daggers drawn, at open war with, up in arms against, in bad odor with, on bad terms, not on speaking terms, cool, cold, cold hearted, estranged, alienated, disaffected, irreconcilable.
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