disaffected

[Pref. dis, and Eng. affected.] 1. Discontented; alienated in spirit; estranged; unfriendly. "He had frequently talked of the havoc which was making among his disaffected subjects."-Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. v. 2. Disturbed, disordered, in disorder. "As if a man should be di ected To find what part is disaffected." Butler: Hudibras, pt. ii., c. 1. *3. Disliked, unwished for, undesired. "To cast her against her mind upon a disaffected match."-Bp. Hall: Cases of Conscience. dis-af-fect-ěd-lý, adv . [Eng. disaffected: -ly .] In a disaffected, discontented, or estranged manner. dis-af-fect-ěd-ne , s. [English disaffected ; -ne . The quality or state of being disaffected; disaffection. "The treachery and disaffectedne of the rest."Strype: Memorials (an. 1532). *dis-af-fect-ling, pr . par . , a. & 8. [DISAFFECT.] A. & B. As pr. par . & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of making disaffected; the state of becoming or being disaffected; disaffection. dis-af-fec-tion, s. [Pref. dis , and Eng. affection (q. v.).] *1. A state or feeling of dislike or ill-will. "In making laws, princes must have regard to the public dispositions, to the affections and disaffections, of the people."-Taylor: Rule of Holy Living. *2. A want or lo of affection. "This daughter that was so unjustly suspected of dis affection."- Adventurer , No. 122. 3. Discontent, estrangement, or alienation of the affections, especially toward those in authority; disloyalty. "In this age, everything disliked by those who think with the majority is called disaffection."-Swift. *4. In a physical sense, disorder or derangement of any part; bad constitution. "The disease tock its original merely from the disaf . fection of the part, and not from the peccancy of the humors."-Wiseman. Crabb thus discriminates between disaffection and disloyalty : "Men are disaffected to the govern ment; disloyal to their prince. Disaffection may be said with regard to any form of government; dis loyalty only with regard to a monarchy. Although both terms are commonly employed in a bad sense, yet the former does not always convey the unfavorable meaning which is attached to the latter. Aman may have reasons to think himself justified in dis affection ; but he will never attempt to offer any thing in justification of disloyalty . A usurped government will have many disaffected subjects with whom it must deal leniently; the best king may have disloyal subjects, upon whom he must exercise the rigors of the law. Many were disaffected to the usurpation of Oliver Cromwell, because they could not be disloyal to their king." (Crabb: Eng. Synon.)