disaffection

English

Etymology

From disaffect + -ion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsəˈfɛkʃən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

disaffection (countable and uncountable, plural disaffections)

1. Discontent; unrest.

   public disaffection

   growing disaffection

2. Alienation; loss of loyalty.

   political disaffection

   The policy caused disaffection among young voters.

Usage notes

• Used with a preposition, such as "with" or "toward".

Translations

discontent

Bulgarian: недоволство (bg) n (nedovolstvo) Catalan: desafecció f Finnish: tyytymättömyys (fi) French: désaffection (fr) f Irish: aimhriar f, eascairdeas m, mídhílseacht f, míshástacht f, neamhthairiseacht f Spanish: despego (es) m, desafección (es) f