: discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
disaffected youth
Example Sentences
The troops had become disaffected. Both political parties are looking for ways to regain the trust of disaffected voters.
Recent Examples on the WebDue to Tate’s growing influence, there have been calls for him to be deplatformed on Instagram and TikTok, with many arguing that legions of disaffected young men are vulnerable to his message of toxic masculinity. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2022 The area drew disaffected people after white supremacist Richard Butler moved there in 1973 from California. Rebecca Boone, Anchorage Daily News, 14 June 2022 The hope is to attract intelligence — and potentially gain more access to official Russian secrets — from disaffected people who have been trying to contact the CIA since the war began, officials said.Washington Post, 3 May 2022 Fellow passengers were mostly day-trippers: a family from Germany with a giggling toddler and disaffected preteen, a trio of college students road-tripping up the West Coast, many retirees. Liza Weisstuch, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Instead, Montage of Heck functions as an impressionistic — yet comprehensive and readable — sketch of Kurt Cobain, an unhappy and disaffected teen-turned-world's most influential musical voice. Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 13 July 2022 Six million people at least have died around the world, mostly in disaffected populations. Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 26 May 2022 Despite such measures, activists and experts say the spread of racial hatred in disaffected communities will continue. Patrick Smith, NBC News, 17 May 2022 Transylvanian counts or good-looking, disaffected teenagers.New York Times, 30 Oct. 2021 See More