Disaffectionate

/ˌdɪsəfekˈʃən.ət/ adjective

Definition

Showing lack of affection or warmth; cold and distant in feeling or manner.

Etymology

From dis- + affectionate (showing affection). This archaic adjective combines the prefix dis- with the established adjective affectionate.

Kelly Says

This obsolete word once provided a precise way to describe emotional coldness, but English speakers eventually preferred 'unaffectionate' or 'cold,' showing how adjective negation patterns shift over centuries.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አን Tagen
a-n ta-gen
ARالعربية
غير راضٍ
ghay-r ra-dhiin
BNবাংলা
অসন্তুষ্ট
os-an-tu-shth
CACatalà
desil·lusionat
des-ee-loo-see-o-nat
CSČeština
nespokojen
nes-po-koh-jen
DADansk
utilfred
oo-til-fred
DEDeutsch
enttäuscht
ent-tchoosht
ELΕλληνικά
απογοητευμένος
a-po-go-ee-tay-men-os
ESEspañol
desilusionado
des-ee-loo-see-OH-nah-doh
FAفارسی
ناامید
na-a-meed
FISuomi
tyytyväinen
tee-tee-vah-ee-nen
FRFrançais
déçu
deh-seu
GUGU
અસંતુષ્ટ
a-san-tu-shth
HAHA
ba'a
ba-a
HEעברית
אכזב
ak-ziv
HIहिन्दी
असंतुष्ट
asantu-shth
HUMagyar
elkeseredve
el-keh-seh-reh-dveh
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak puas
tidak poo-as
IGIG
ọgọ
oh-goh
ITItaliano
disaffezionato
dee-sa-feh-zha-toh-noh
JA日本語
不満
fuman
KKKK
кесіл
ke-sil
KMKM
មិនស្រ切
min-sra-chet
KO한국어
불만족스러운
bul-man-jok-seu-reu-n
MRMR
असंतुष्ट
as-an-tu-shth
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak puas
tidak poo-as
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်းကျာ
kya-n kya-r
NLNederlands
ontgoocheld
ont-goo-chel-d
NONorsk
utilfreds
oo-til-freds
PAPA
ਅਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ
as-an-thushth
PLPolski
niezadowolony
nee-zah-doh-vohn-ee
PTPortuguês
desiludido
des-ee-loo-dee-doh
RORomână
nemulțumit
neh-moohl-too-meht
RUРусский
недовольный
nedoov-lyy
SVSvenska
missnöjd
miss-noy-d
SWKiswahili
haki
ha-kee
TAதமிழ்
குறைவு
koo-rai-voo
TEతెలుగు
అసంతృప్తి
a-san-thri-pthi
THไทย
ไม่พอใจ
mai por chai
TLTL
walang kasiyahan
wa-lang ka-see-ya-han
TRTürkçe
memnun olmayan
mem-nun ol-mahn
UKУкраїнська
незадоволений
nez-doh-vo-lee-en-nyy
URاردو
ناخوش
na-khush
VITiếng Việt
bất mãn
bat man
YOYO
bàá
ba-a
ZH中文
不满
bù mǎn
ZUZU
ngathi
ngah-thee

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