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Faithless vs Disaffected - What's the difference?

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Faithless is a related term of disaffected.


As adjectives the difference between faithless and disaffected

is that faithless is lacking faith; lacking belief in something while disaffected is alienated or estranged, often with hostile effect; rebellious, resentful; disloyal.

As a verb disaffected is

(disaffect).

faithless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Lacking faith; lacking belief in something.
  • * 1970 , Margaret Wade Campbell Deland, Old Chester Days , p. 58:
    • "You're so faithless about pills," he said, "that I'm not going to give you any."
  • Not believing in God, religion, or a comparable ideology.
  • Unfaithful; not of true fidelity; inconstant, as a husband or a wife.
  • * 1996 , Frederick Ahl, Hanna Roisman, The Odyssey re-formed , p. 283:
    • Menelaus, who fought to recover his faithless wife, has clearly rooted himself in Sparta for the remainder of his life...
  • Not observant of promises or covenants.
  • Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows; perfidious; treacherous; disloyal.
  • Serving to disappoint or deceive; delusive; unsatisfying.

    • Derived terms

    * faithless elector * faithlessly * faithlessness

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    disaffected

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (disaffect)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Alienated or estranged, often with hostile effect; rebellious, resentful; disloyal.
  • (obsolete) Affected with disease.