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Definition of Disaffect
1. Verb. Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness. "The performance is likely to disaffect Sue"; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Drift Apart, Drift Away, Wean
Derivative terms: Alienator, Disaffection, Estrangement
Definition of Disaffect
1. v. t. To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make unfriendly or less friendly; to fill with discontent and unfriendliness.
Definition of Disaffect
1. Verb. To cause a loss of affection, sympathy or loyalty; to alienate or estrange ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disaffect
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disaffect
Literary usage of Disaffect
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs, from September 1678 to April 1714 by Narcissus Luttrell (1857)
"... thrown about to disaffect the king and his people, and turn all to 41.
The 12th, sir Robert Peyton and the lady Powis came into the kings bench court, ..."
2. Senator Benjamin H. Hill of Georgia: His Life, Speeches and Writings by Benjamin Harvey Hill (1891)
"The serpent professed a great regard for mother Eve when he sought to disaffect
her to the Ruler of Heaven. He made her believe that God was a despot and ..."
3. The National Controversy, Or, The Voice of the Fathers Upon the State of the by Joseph Clay Stiles (1861)
"... and disaffect him towards the North, and stir up the Northern man and disaffect
him towards the South, is a breach of the great covenant of union. ..."
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