| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Present participle | 1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb disaffect.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (disaffect) | 1. Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness.[Wordnet]. 2. To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make unfriendly or less friendly; to fill with discontent and unfriendliness.[Websters]. 3. To disturb the functions of; to disorder.[Websters]. 4. To lack affection for; to be alienated from, or indisposed toward; to dislike.[Websters]. 5. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: disaffecting, disaffected, disaffects, disaffecter, disaffecters, disaffectingly and disaffectedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "DISAFFECTING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DISAFFECTING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Alienating the affections; making less friendly.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of disaffect. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
