disaffected
/dɪsəˈfɛktɪd/adjective, verb
disaffected is spelled D-I-S-A-F-F-E-C-T-E-D: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, disaffected means “Alienated or estranged, often with hostile effect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disaffected?
| Letters | 11: D-I-S-A-F-F-E-C-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is disaffected?
Disaffected appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce disaffected?
- UK /dɪsəˈfɛktɪd/
Disaffected has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-disaffected.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with disaffected?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as disaffected from its last stressed vowel (/ɛktɪd/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of disaffected
- more disaffected comparative
- most disaffected superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disaffected mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alienated or estranged, often with hostile effect.
Near-synonyms: malcontent, resentful, disloyal, rebellious, vengeful
- 2
obsoleteAffected with disease.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of disaffect
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disaffected in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense estranged:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rebelle |
| German | entfremdet, unzufrieden, widerborstig |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does disaffected come from?
From disaffect + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).