Vocabulary
Disaffection
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a state or feeling of being dissatisfied, especially with people in authority or a system of control.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- But in time it will become clear what conditions created the large-scale disaffection that needed only a single trigger to ignite.
- Balochistan, of course, presents a special case as the underlying sources of long-standing public disaffection need to be addressed.
- Moreover, weak or missing institutional guardrails allow it to turn repressive, exclusionary and blind to people`s legitimate needs and demands.In the end, it generates public disaffection, anger and even alienation from state institutions.
- This kind of indignity evokes deep anger and disaffection against the state.It could have been avoided.
- People`s disaffection and hunger for change went unheeded.
Synonyms
dissatisfaction, disgruntlement, discontent, restlessness, frustration; alienation
Antonyms
contentment, loyalty
Curator example
“there is growing disaffection with large corporations”
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