English noun: disaffection | |||
1. | disaffection (feeling) the feeling of being alienated from other people | ||
Synonyms | alienation, estrangement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dislike | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | isolation | ||
2. | disaffection (attribute) disloyalty to the government or to established authority | ||
Samples | The widespread disaffection of the troops. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disloyalty | ||