disenchantment

/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt) /

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noun

a state of disappointment or disillusionment

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Words nearby disenchantment

disemvowel, disenable, disenamor, disenchant, disenchanted, disenchantment, disencumber, disendow, disenfranchise, disenfranchised, disenfranchisement

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How to use disenchantment in a sentence

During the height of his disenchantment, he visited his hometown where an old friend gave him some liquid acid.
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Disenchantment with the president strengthened after he deported 1.7 million immigrants.
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“Instead of the commotion of love, she felt the abyss of disenchantment,” as Garcia Marquez writes.
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Many Venezuelans, especially the poor, continue to identify with him, even though disenchantment has grown.
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That disenchantment is what leads to anger and apathy toward any involvement in the process.
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But in the midst of his enjoyment he experienced a complete disenchantment with his travelling companion.
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Even if your first passion for her does cool somewhat, will nothing remain but disenchantment and depression?
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There was no anger, however, in her voice, and not even a harsh plaint; only a detached accepted disenchantment.
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There comes to us, from time to time, a feeling of disenchantment toward almost everything life has to offer us.
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Eudæmon was fully aware that only one hour during the twenty-four was available for the purpose of disenchantment.
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