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disaffect

di·saf·fect

UK/dɪsəˈfɛkt/ US/ˌdɪsʌˈfɛkt/ uncommon

verb

1.

arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

  • “She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious”

Origin

From dis- + affect.

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