Disaffected - English meaning

adjective

Experiencing or inducing feelings of isolation or estrangement.

Usage examples:

An alienated, angst-ridden twenty-two-year-old

verb

Make (someone) feel isolated or estranged.

Usage examples:

An urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants

adjective

Dissatisfied, especially with one's circumstances.

Usage examples:

I am so discontented with my work

adjective

Feeling unhappy because you want better treatment or an improved situation

Usage examples:

He had to cope with large numbers of discontented passengers., nurses are increasingly discontented…

adjective

Angry or dissatisfied.

Usage examples:

Judges receive letters from disgruntled members of the public

verb

Make (someone) angry or dissatisfied.

Usage examples:

Nothing disgruntles anyone more than the feeling they are being cheated

adjective

Unhappy, annoyed, and disappointed about something

Usage examples:

A disgruntled employee

adjective

Failing to be loyal to a person, country, or organization to which one has obligations.

Usage examples:

She was accused of being disloyal to the government

adjective

Not loyal; acting to hurt someone you are expected to support

Usage examples:

His sisters thought that his autobiography was disloyal to the family.

adjective

Not content or happy with something.

Usage examples:

His parents are dissatisfied with the quality of tuition on offer

verb

Fail to satisfy (someone).

Usage examples:

What is it about these words that dissatisfies you?

adjective

Not pleased with something; feeling that something is not as good as it should be

Usage examples:

She was dissatisfied with her job and decided to look for a new one., many of the opinion surveys s…

adjective

(of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.

Usage examples:

Harriet felt more estranged from her daughter than ever

verb

Cause (someone) to be no longer on friendly terms with someone.

Usage examples:

He became estranged from his father

adjective

Lacking interest in and no longer close or friendly with someone, esp. a family member or friend

adjective

Feeling or expressing distress and annoyance resulting from an inability to change or achieve something.

Usage examples:

Young people get frustrated with the system

verb

Prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled.

Usage examples:

The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather

adjective

Annoyed, disappointed, or discouraged

Usage examples:

You just get so frustrated when everything in your vegetable garden is ripe and then the bugs get a…

adjective

Defiant of authority; disobedient to orders.

Usage examples:

An insubordinate attitude

adjective

Refusing to obey orders from someone in authority, and not showing respect for them

Usage examples:

We shall take action against city employees who are insubordinate, or who are discourteous to the p…

noun

A person fighting against a government or invading force; a rebel or revolutionary.

Usage examples:

An attack by armed insurgents

adjective

Rising in active revolt.

Usage examples:

Alleged links with insurgent groups

noun

A person who is dissatisfied and rebellious.

Usage examples:

It was too late to stop the malcontents with a show of force

adjective

Dissatisfied and complaining or rebellious.

Usage examples:

The malcontent generals saw their role as leaders of this counter-revolution

noun

A person who is not satisfied with the way things are, and who complains a lot and is unreasonable and difficult to deal with

adjective

(of a soldier or sailor) refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority.

Usage examples:

Mutinous soldiers occupied the radio station

adjective

(especially of a sailor or a soldier) refusing to obey orders or attempting to take control from people in authority

Usage examples:

The mutinous sailors took control of the ship., mutinous soldiers occupied the state radio station …

adjective

Showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention.

Usage examples:

I became very rebellious and opted out

noun

A person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles.

Usage examples:

An agent who later turns out to be a renegade

adjective

Having treacherously changed allegiance.

Usage examples:

A renegade bodyguard

verb

Become a renegade.

Usage examples:

Johnson had renegaded from the confederacy

adjective

Unable to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom.

Usage examples:

The audience grew restless and inattentive

adjective

Moving because you are unable to relax, esp. because you are worried or bored, or (of an activity) having a lot of movement as a characteristic

Usage examples:

He dozed off to a restless sleep., the audience began to get restless., the opposition parties prov…

adjective

Inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.

Usage examples:

The letter was declared seditious

adjective

Intending to persuade other people to oppose their government

Usage examples:

She was arrested after making a speech that the government considered to be seditious.