Disaffection (Noun)
Meaning 1
The feeling of being alienated from other people.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- The disaffection she felt towards her colleagues made it difficult for her to collaborate with them on projects.
- His disaffection from society led him to live a reclusive life in the woods.
- The disaffection among the community towards the government's policies was evident in the low voter turnout.
- As she grew older, she began to feel a deep disaffection towards the world around her, feeling like she didn't fit in.
- The disaffection he felt towards his family's expectations led him to pursue a career in the arts, despite their disapproval.
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Meaning 2
Disloyalty to the government or to established authority; "the widespread disaffection of the troops".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.