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disaffected

adjective as in alienated, estranged

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Kirk’s opinions were spoken to anger and appeal to disaffected young voters who have had nothing but disinformation fed to them their entire lives.

From Salon

He and other scholars note similarities between the deployment of troops to American cities, widespread disillusionment with the Supreme Court, and spasms of political violence — especially from disaffected young men.

Levy swept that belief aside, forcing a disaffected Kane to stay.

From BBC

Along with the Rise Above Movement, they include Atomwaffen Division and another neo-Nazi group, The Base – organizations that repackage violent fascism to appeal to disaffected young white men in the U.S.

From Salon

Still, it may as well be implied by the character’s disaffected approach to the tectonic event that undergirds Victor’s dryly funny, intimate debut.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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