DISAFFECT

estrange, alienate, disaffect

(verb) arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; “She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

disaffect (third-person singular simple present disaffects, present participle disaffecting, simple past and past participle disaffected)

(transitive) To cause a loss of affection, sympathy or loyalty in; to alienate or estrange.

Source: Wiktionary

Dis`af*fect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disaffected; p. pr. & vb. n. Disaffecting.]

1. To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make unfriendly or less friendly; to fill with discontent and unfriendliness. They had attempted to disaffect and discontent his majesty's late army. Clarendon.

2. To disturb the functions of; to disorder. It disaffects the bowels. Hammond.

3. To lack affection for; to be alienated from, or indisposed toward; to dislike. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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