disaffect

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

DISAFFECT, verb transitive [dis and affect.] 1. To alienate affection; to make less friendly to; to make less faithful to a person, party or cause, or less zealous to support it; to make discontented or unfriendly ; as, an attempt was made to disaffect the army. 2. To disdain, or dislike. 3. To throw into disorder.
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