disenchanted

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

Related forms

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)

—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)

—*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).

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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