noun
- a feeling of discontent or disloyalty toward a person, group, or institution
Examples
- Growing disaffection among voters led to low turnout in the election.
- The workers’ disaffection with management resulted in a strike.
- His disaffection from the political party became evident in his speeches.
- The survey revealed widespread disaffection among college students.
- Years of broken promises created disaffection within the community.
- The general’s disaffection toward the government was well known.