disenchant

[ dis-en-chant, -chahnt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion:

   The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.

disenchant

/ ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːnt /

verb

1. tr; when passive, foll by with or by to make disappointed or disillusioned

   she is disenchanted with the marriage

Other Words From

• disen·chanter noun
• disen·chanting adjective
• disen·chanting·ly adverb
• disen·chantment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disenchant¹

1580–90; < Middle French desenchanter, equivalent to des- dis- ¹ + enchanter to enchant

Example Sentences

They do it because they want to make their deaths meaningful, or because they’re disenchanted with the traditional death industry.

From MIT Technology Review

It was assuming a great deal to tell a woman that he saw through her plot to disenchant him with a rival.

From Project Gutenberg

"And it took a greater magnum bonum, a maximum bonum, to disenchant us," said Armine.

From Project Gutenberg

But all the banqueting and largess did not disenchant the ominous mansion.

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This would be enough to disenchant any young gentleman fresh from his compendiums of philosophy.

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The old woman takes kindly to my persecution; they enchant Dulcinea, and whip me in order to disenchant her.

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