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drift away vs disaffect

disaffect vs drift away

drift away and disaffect both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drift away No No Yes No
disaffect No No Yes No
As verbs, disaffect is a hypernym of drift away; that is, disaffect is a word with a broader meaning than drift away:
  • drift away: lose personal contact over time
  • disaffect: arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
Other hypernyms of drift away include alienate, estrange.
drift away (verb) disaffect (verb)
lose personal contact over time arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
Difference between drift away and disaffect

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