DISAFFECTING Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word disaffecting. (close relations)
disaffect
Best Alternative Words for DISAFFECTING
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alienating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing hostility or loss of friendliness | ||||||||
discouraging | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action adjective satellite • expressing disapproval in order to dissuade | ||||||||
disenchanting | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • freeing from illusion or false belief | ||||||||
disheartening | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • destructive of morale and self-reliance | ||||||||
disillusioning | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • freeing from illusion or false belief | ||||||||
estranging | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • making one feel out of place or alienated | ||||||||
isolating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • relating to or being a language in which each word typically expresses a distinct idea and part of speech and syntactical relations are determined almost exclusively by word order and particles | ||||||||
repelling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | ||||||||
detaching | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • cause to become detached or separated; take off • separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment • come to be detached | ||||||||
dissuading | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • turn away from by persuasion | ||||||||
distancing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the property created by the space between two objects or points • a distant region • size of the gap between two places • indifference by personal withdrawal • the interval between two times • a remote point in time verb • keep at a distance • go far ahead of | ||||||||
alienate | verbv | |||||||
verb • arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness • transfer property or ownership • make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated | ||||||||
estrange | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove from customary environment or associations • arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness |