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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the feeling of being alienated from other people;
[syn: alienation, disaffection, estrangement]

2. disloyalty to the government or to established authority;
- Example: "the widespread disaffection of the troops"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disaffection \Dis`af*fec"tion\, n. 1. State of being disaffected; alienation or want of affection or good will, esp. toward those in authority; unfriendliness; dislike. [1913 Webster] In the making laws, princes must have regard to . . . the affections and disaffections of the people. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. Disorder; bad constitution. [R.] --Wiseman. Syn: Dislike; disgust; discontent; unfriendliness; alienation; disloyalty; hostility. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

disaffection n 1: the feeling of being alienated from other people [syn: alienation, disaffection, estrangement] 2: disloyalty to the government or to established authority; "the widespread disaffection of the troops"