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disaffection

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Disaffection \Dis`af*fec"tion\, n.
   1. State of being disaffected; alienation or want of
      affection or good will, esp. toward those in authority;
      unfriendliness; dislike.

            In the making laws, princes must have regard to . .
            . the affections and disaffections of the people.
                                                  --Jer. Taylor.

   2. Disorder; bad constitution. [R.] --Wiseman.

   Syn: Dislike; disgust; discontent; unfriendliness;
        alienation; disloyalty; hostility.

Source : WordNet®

disaffection
     n 1: the feeling of being alienated from other people [syn: {alienation},
           {estrangement}]
     2: disloyalty to the government or to established authority;
        "the widespread disaffection of the troops"
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