disenchant
[ dis-en-chant, -chahnt ]
/ ˌdɪs ɛnˈtʃænt, -ˈtʃɑnt /
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.
RELATED WORDS
embitter, spoil, exacerbate, offend, bore, irritate, alienate, debunk, disillusion, enlighten, dissatisfy, dishearten, dumbfound, disconcert, baffle, deceive, fail, hamper, mislead, disturb
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Origin of disenchant
Related formsdis·en·chant·er, noundis·en·chant·ing, adjectivedis·en·chant·ing·ly, adverbdis·en·chant·ment, noun
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disenchant
/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːnt) /
verb
(tr; when passive, foll by with or by) to make disappointed or disillusionedshe is disenchanted with the marriage
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Word Origin and History for disenchant
disenchant
1580s, from Middle French desenchanter (13c.), from des- (see dis-) + enchanter "to enchant" (see enchant). Related: Disenchanted; disenchanting; disenchantment. Carlyle coined disenchantress (1831).
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