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disenchanted - 2 dictionary results

dis⋅en⋅chant

[dis-en-chant, -chahnt]
–verb (used with object)
to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.

Origin:
1580–90; < MF desenchanter, equiv. to des- dis- 1 + enchanter to enchant


dis⋅en⋅chant⋅er, noun
dis⋅en⋅chant⋅ing, adjective
dis⋅en⋅chant⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
dis⋅en⋅chant⋅ment, noun
dis·en·chant   (dĭs'ěn-chānt')   
tr.v.   dis·en·chant·ed, dis·en·chant·ing, dis·en·chants
To free from illusion or false belief; undeceive.

[Obsolete French desenchanter, from Old French, to break a spell : des-, dis- + enchanter, to enchant; see enchant.]
dis'en·chant'er n., dis'en·chant'ing·ly adv., dis'en·chant'ment n.
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