disenchant

[ dis-en-chant, -chahnt ]

/ ˌdɪs ɛnˈtʃænt, -ˈtʃɑnt /

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR disenchant ON THESAURUS.COM

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.

Nearby words

disemploy, disempower, disemvowel, disenable, disenamor, disenchant, disenchanted, disenchantment, disencumber, disendow, disenfranchise

Origin of disenchant

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

Related formsdis·en·chant·er, noundis·en·chant·ing, adjectivedis·en·chant·ing·ly, adverbdis·en·chant·ment, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for disenchantment

During the height of his disenchantment, he visited his hometown where an old friend gave him some liquid acid.
DJ Spooky Wants You To Question Everything You Know About Music, Technology, and Philosophy|Oliver Jones|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Disenchantment with the president strengthened after he deported 1.7 million immigrants.
The Dream 9 Ripple Effect|Terry Greene Sterling|August 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“Instead of the commotion of love, she felt the abyss of disenchantment,” as Garcia Marquez writes.
Virgil, Jane Austen and Other Authors Can Teach Us About Love|Maura Kelly|January 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
That disenchantment is what leads to anger and apathy toward any involvement in the process.
What We Need to Learn From Arizona|Meghan McCain|January 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Disenchantment with President Obama and the liberal-led Democratic Congress have created opportunities.
How To Switch Parties|Samuel P. Jacobs|January 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"Nowadays we get it all through the winter," said the Baron with a gesture of disenchantment.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola
All this looks like the disenchantment of our cherished illusions.
Sermons|Clement Bailhache
To attempt the old beliefs were merely to give hostages to disenchantment.
Cape of Storms|Percival Pollard
The schoolboy sat there a little while, then went home with a vague feeling of disenchantment, injury, and irritation.
The Created Legend|Feodor Sologub
Practical idolatry required a rougher method of disenchantment.
History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II.|James Anthony Froude

British Dictionary definitions for disenchantment (1 of 2)

disenchantment

/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt) /

noun

a state of disappointment or disillusionment

British Dictionary definitions for disenchantment (2 of 2)

disenchant

/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːnt) /

verb

(tr; when passive, foll by with or by) to make disappointed or disillusionedshe is disenchanted with the marriage

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

disenchant

verb (used with object)

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

Origin of disenchant

Examples from the Web for disenchantment

British Dictionary definitions for disenchantment (1 of 2)

disenchantment

noun

British Dictionary definitions for disenchantment (2 of 2)

disenchant

verb