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Meanings of disaffection in English

Portuguese
alienação

The feeling of being alienated from other people.

        alienação
        Usage of disaffection in English
        1
        It's a sore point and there is great disaffection among the owners.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Youthful disaffection and boredom spirals outward into political power-play and catastrophic violence.
        The Irish Times
        3
        A plan for talks at least regarding genuine concern at Scottish disaffection?
        The Guardian
        4
        But President Suharto's regime had been undermined by widespread disaffection from within.
        The Irish Times
        5
        He again became the centre of fashion and of disaffection in Paris.
        Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles
        6
        The assassination occurred at Serajevo in Bosnia, where Servian disaffection was seething.
        America's War for Humanity
        7
        There was a spirit of general disaffection among the officers and troops.
        Ismailia
        8
        They weren't interested in helping me, despite their disaffection with this place.
        The Great Book of Amber
        9
        The University of Oxford had long been the chief seat of disaffection.
        Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
        10
        All the elements of disaffection at once began to boil and bubble.
        The Story of Ireland
        11
        Meanwhile, the insurgents omitted nothing which might enlarge the circle of disaffection.
        The Life of George Washington, Vol. 5 / Commander in Chief of th...
        12
        For a brief interval it was hoped that the disaffection was suppressed.
        The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17
        13
        Despite the disaffection of the Kingslanders, the city and crown were hers.
        Dangerous Women
        14
        But the section under which mere promotion of disaffection is a crime.
        Freedom's Battle / Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings ...
        15
        At length the smouldering embers of disaffection burst forth into a flame.
        The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
        16
        To combat this growing disaffection, the Rowlatt committee recommended fresh repressive legislation.
        The New World of Islam
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