Disaffect and Tickle

Disaffect

Disaffect verb - To make discontented.
Usage example: the troops were disaffected by the extension of their tours of duty

Tickle is an antonym for disaffect.

Tickle

Tickle verb - Touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.

Disaffect is an antonym for tickle.

Nearby Words: ticklish, tickled, tickling, tickler
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