disaffected

[US]/ˌdɪsəˈfektɪd/
[UK]/ˌdɪsə'fɛktɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.dissatisfied; disloyal

Example Sentences

Many disaffected voters chose not to participate in the election.

The disaffected employees formed a union to address their grievances.

The disaffected youth expressed their frustrations through protests.

The disaffected customers took their business elsewhere.

She became disaffected with her job after being passed over for a promotion.

The disaffected students organized a sit-in to demand change.

The disaffected citizens voiced their concerns at the town hall meeting.

The disaffected members of the community felt marginalized and ignored.

The disaffected workers went on strike to demand better working conditions.

Despite feeling disaffected, she remained committed to making a difference.

Real-world Examples

And he says most young extremists are not the disaffected children of Muslim immigrants.

Source: NPR News November 2014 Compilation

It is one thing for Canada to attract disaffected immigrant tech workers from Silicon Valley.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And it's leaving a lot of disaffected Republicans in its wake.

Source: Fresh air

This is a sector more used to causing shortages than suffering from them, sucking in would-be maths teachers and disaffected doctors.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The movie was one of the first big productions to deal with the disaffected youth of the post-World War II generation.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

The government has a lot of work to do to correct the problems of poor, disaffected young men like the Paris gunmen.

Source: VOA Special January 2015 Collection

But the BBC's North America editor says many Americans are feeling disaffected with their politicians including President Obama and that could affect turnout.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2014

And what he calls " disinterested to disaffected" whites, who may or may not respond to racialized messages but were certainly drawn to Trump's economic ideas.

Source: Newsweek

When white wing elements disaffected were the way in which this was happening stormed the negotiating table with armed and armored vehicles and a race war didn't follow.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

Most Muslims in France were quick to distance themselves from the violence. But some blame the government for not doing enough to help the country's disaffected minority youths.

Source: VOA Special January 2015 Collection

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