disenchanted
Britishadjective
Explanation
When you're disenchanted, you're disappointed or let down by something or someone you once admired. Large classes and standardized testing often leads to disenchanted teachers. An unsatisfying final episode of a popular TV show's last season will result in disenchanted viewers, and the impression that all the candidates are basically the same means a lot of disenchanted voters. When you're enchanted by something, you're delighted by it. This comes from the Old French root enchanter, "to bewitch, charm, or cast a spell." Adding the prefix dis- gives disenchanted the opposite meaning.
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In the Country We Love
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Example Sentences
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Some are weighing Becerra, Tom Steyer, or Katie Porter largely on perceived policy experience and seriousness, while others are so disenchanted they are opting not to vote at all.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
Nina Linh, who entered the race early on as a Democrat but has since identified as an independent, is hoping to make inroads with voters disenchanted by both parties.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Originally aimed at children, the squishy toys have become a global hit, especially in China where a disenchanted youth has been turning to them for comfort.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026
In “Take This Job and Shove It,” the protagonist notably wasn’t disenchanted with hard work—instead, he felt like 15 years of working for a “fool” didn’t get him what he wanted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
In fact, neither the well-worn anecdote about a disenchanted Beethoven ‘scratching out’ the title page of his symphony bearing a dedication to Napoleon, nor the composer’s musical radicalism are quite what they seem.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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