disaffect

Other forms: disaffected; disaffecting; disaffects

Definitions of disaffect
  1. verb
    arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
    synonyms: alien, alienate, estrange
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    types:
    drift apart, drift away, lose touch
    lose personal contact over time
    wean
    detach the affections of
    type of:
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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