disaffected
adjective
[ dɪsəˈfɛktɪd ]
• dissatisfied, especially with people in authority or a system of control.
• "a military plot by disaffected elements in the army"
Similar:
dissatisfied,
disgruntled,
discontented,
malcontent,
restless,
frustrated,
fed up,
alienated,
estranged,
disloyal,
rebellious,
insubordinate,
mutinous,
seditious,
renegade,
insurgent,
insurrectionary,
dissident,
up in arms,
hostile,
antagonistic,
unfriendly,
Origin:
mid 17th century: past participle of disaffect, originally in the sense ‘dislike or disorder’, from dis- (expressing reversal) + affect2.
disaffect
verb
• make (someone) dissatisfied, especially with people in authority or a system of control; alienate.
• "what these ads do is disaffect the voting public"
Origin:
early 17th century: from dis- (expressing reversal) + affect2. The original sense was ‘dislike’.
