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disaffection

/dɪsəˈfɛkʃən/

disaffection noun: discontent; unrest.

Noun

disaffection (countable and uncountable, plural disaffections)

  1. Discontent; unrest.
    • public disaffection
    • growing disaffection
  2. Alienation; loss of loyalty.
    • political disaffection
    • The policy caused disaffection among young voters.

disaffection meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

disaffection in Tamil

பற்றுறுதியின்மை

disaffection in Urdu

بےمیلی

disaffection in Kannada

ಅಸುರು, ಮೆಚ್ಚದಿಕೆ

Forms of disaffection

pluraldisaffections

Origin of disaffection

From disaffect + -ion.

Questions about disaffection

What does disaffection mean?
Disaffection means discontent; unrest.
What is disaffection in Tamil?
Disaffection in Tamil is பற்றுறுதியின்மை. See Disaffection meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is disaffection?
Disaffection is a noun.
How do you pronounce disaffection?
Disaffection is pronounced /dɪsəˈfɛkʃən/.
What is the plural of disaffection?
The plural of disaffection is disaffections.

Words near disaffection in the dictionary

  1. disaffectation
  2. disaffected
  3. disaffectedly
  4. disaffectedness
  5. disaffecting
  6. disaffection
  7. disaffectionate
  8. disaffections
  9. disaffects
  10. disaffiliate
  11. disaffiliated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: disaffection (page history and authors); disaffection (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disaffection (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disaffection (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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