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disaffected

[dis-uh-fek-tid] / ˌdɪs əˈfɛk tɪd /


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Metallica’s generations of disaffected dirtbags — this writer among them — were primed for this gig.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

But RN deputy Jean-Philippe Tanguy said the source of the allegations was disaffected members of the party who had been expelled years ago because of their antisemitic ideas.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Platner could relate to disaffected Maine voters, the thinking went, because like many of them, he had never quite found his footing in life.

From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026

Peter Flynn, a 54-year-old local electrician, likens Reform’s rise to the peasants’ revolt in 1381, when a group of disaffected rebels stormed the Tower of London.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

She sounded disaffected, cool, all blues and violets, the opposite of the hot ember glow that burned inside Maya.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway




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