Hypertext Webster Gateway: "disaffect"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Disaffect \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
disaffect
v : arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly
been love, affection, or friendliness [syn: {estrange}, {alienate},
{alien}]
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