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disenchanted

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dis⋅en⋅chant

  [dis-en-chant, -chahnt]
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–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

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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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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Word Origin & History

disenchant 
c.1586, from M.Fr. desenchanter (13c.), from des- "dis-" + enchanter "to enchant." Carlyle coined disenchantress (1831).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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