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disaffectionate

disaffectionate adjective: not disposed to affection; unfriendly.

Adjective

disaffectionate (comparative more disaffectionate, superlative most disaffectionate)

  1. Not disposed to affection; unfriendly.
    • It's the lot of the servants of God to be liable to the quarrels of disaffectionate men1661, Ralph Browning, A Sermon preach'd on the Coronation Day of K. Charles I.

Forms of disaffectionate

comparativemore disaffectionate
superlativemost disaffectionate

Origin of disaffectionate

From dis- + affectionate.

Questions about disaffectionate

What does disaffectionate mean?
Disaffectionate means not disposed to affection; unfriendly.
What part of speech is disaffectionate?
Disaffectionate is an adjective.

Words near disaffectionate in the dictionary

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

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