disenfranchised

Definition of disenfranchisednext
past tense of disenfranchise

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenfranchised
disabled
Verb
  • Sources tell the News that Monday’s incident — in which the switch was unbolted from the train and cut out of the wiring harness by a male youth — effectively disabled the door circuits aboard that subway car, leaving the conductor unable to close the doors.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
  • After the collision, the safety system on Grossman’s Mercedes SUV disabled the vehicle, which came to a stop one-third of a mile down the road.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
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“Disenfranchised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenfranchised. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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