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Antonyms for disaffection


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dis-uh-fek-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs əˈfɛk ʃən



Definition of disaffection

Origin :
  • c.1600; see dis- + affection.
  • noun alienation, estrangement
Example sentences :
  • Disaffection's failure to substitute misrule for bad government.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • At this moment the Manx people showed signs of disaffection.
  • Extract from : « The Little Manx Nation - 1891 » by Hall Caine
  • The cry of disaffection will not, in the end, prevail against the principle of liberty.
  • Extract from : « Home Rule » by Harold Spender
  • They disdain to drink for their principles, and there is no disaffection at their tables.
  • Extract from : « A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland » by Samuel Johnson
  • Rumors of the disaffection of the Cheyennes had come to the colonel.
  • Extract from : « Marion's Faith. » by Charles King
  • His friendship was not to be despised, least of all by a family suspected of disaffection to the state.
  • Extract from : « White Lies » by Charles Reade
  • Perdiccas treated this disaffection in a very haughty and domineering manner.
  • Extract from : « Pyrrhus » by Jacob Abbott
  • It has been indicated that disaffection followed the elevation of Losada to the presidency.
  • Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry
  • The Cape Civil Service was tainted throughout with disaffection.
  • Extract from : « Lord Milner's Work in South Africa » by W. Basil Worsfold
  • There seems to be no ground for charging Torrington with disaffection.
  • Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay

Synonyms for disaffection

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