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; < Middle French desenchanter, equivalent 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
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disenchant (ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːnt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr; when passive, foll by with or by) to make disappointed or disillusioned: she is disenchanted with the marriage

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disenchanted (ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
disappointed or disillusioned

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disenchant
1580s, from M.Fr. desenchanter (13c.), from des- "dis-" (see dis-) + enchanter "to enchant" (see enchant). Related: Disenchanted; disenchantment. Carlyle coined disenchantress (1831).
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Example sentences
But he grew disenchanted with the ever-ruling party.
But firms are growing increasingly disenchanted because the process is slow and
  insular.
But even the quality of the chants left some disenchanted.
Gordy said he decided to sell the stake in the publishing catalogue in part
  because he had become disenchanted with the industry.
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