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State of being disaffected; alienation or want of affection or good will, esp. toward those in authority; unfriendliness; dislike.

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  1. n. State of being disaffected; alienation or want of affection or good will, esp. toward those in authority; unfriendliness; dislike.
  2. n. Disorder; bad constitution.
  3. n. the feeling of being alienated from other people
  4. n. disloyalty to the government or to established authority
  5. 1. State of being disaffected; alienation or want of affection or good will, esp. toward those in authority; unfriendliness; dislike. In the making laws, princes must have regard to . . . the affections and disaffections of the people. Jer. Taylor. 2. Disorder; bad constitution. [R.] Wiseman. Syn. -- Dislike; disgust; discontent; unfriendliness; alienation; disloyalty; hostility.
  6. n:100 n. disloyalty to the government or to established authority