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disaffected

How to use disaffected in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for disaffected.

Editorial note

We stopped after thousands of disaffected youths much like the ones you're deriding right now stood up, burned their draft cards, and took a stand.

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Quick take

discontented as toward authority

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of disaffected gathered in one view.

adjective

discontented as toward authority

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for disaffected.

Example sentences

1

We stopped after thousands of disaffected youths much like the ones you're deriding right now stood up, burned their draft cards, and took a stand.

2

In London, it's just some socially disaffected youths and looting opportunists.

3

It's a tale of a misspent youth, wasted 20's, and a procrastinating disaffected attempt to reclaim my life as I now begin my 30's.

4

They should capitalize on this opportunity to convert some disaffected VMWare customers, and fund software development for migrating off the VMWare stack.

5

While many black youth are still disaffected, there's no longer any de jure segregation, so what remains is a more amorphous disaffection lacking the sort of clear spark/goal that the civil rights movement had. Overall material conditions are also somewhat better, for at least some proportion.

6

Amidst bitter political bickering, the disaffected masses turn to the demagoguery of the Tea Party, further perpetuating the political morass.

7

The male protagonist is a disaffected Japanese advertising executive in his late 20's who have lost faith not so much in his work as much as embraced the absurdity of the capitalist service economy, "My peak?

8

I'm sure a variety a deeper societal-reasons will be dredged up in the weeks and months to come; but what started off as a sit-in on Saturday is now just a backdrop for a large number of disaffected people, mainly youths, to smash shops and steal.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use disaffected in a sentence?

We stopped after thousands of disaffected youths much like the ones you're deriding right now stood up, burned their draft cards, and took a stand.

What does disaffected mean?

discontented as toward authority

What part of speech is disaffected?

disaffected is commonly used as adjective.