disenchant
verb
dis路en路chant
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disenchanted;
disenchanting;
disenchants
Definition of disenchant
: to free from illusion
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Other Words from disenchant
disenchanter
noun
disenchanting
adjective
disenchantingly
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adverb
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adverb
disenchantment
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noun
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noun
Examples of disenchant in a Sentence
if you thought that you could pass this course without doing any work, let me be the first to disenchant you
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The actual crowd was about half that, and could be a sign of things to come for Miami, with many South Floridians disenchanted about the direction of the franchise. — Steven Wine, BostonGlobe.com, "It was an unforgettable start to the Brian Flores era in Miami," 8 Sep. 2019 Surveys suggest that many more Russians are growing restive after several years of stagnating incomes and slow economic growth, and disenchanted with their government, but their priorities lie more with bread-and-butter issues. — The Christian Science Monitor, "Encircling the interrupters with civility," 23 Aug. 2019 When some of these disenchanted, angry users decided to head for another digital home, Brennan was waiting, parroting the ever-shifting defenses of GamerGate and promising extremely limited oversight. — Timothy Mclaughlin, WIRED, "The Weird, Dark History of 8chan," 6 Aug. 2019 While the corruption and chat leak helped catalyze the protests, Puerto Ricans were already disenchanted with Rossell贸 after his administration鈥檚 handling of Hurricane Maria in 2017. — Time, "Puerto Rico's Embattled Gov. Ricardo Rossell贸 to Resign Amid Protests," 25 July 2019 Most tea partiers were basically disenchanted Republicans. — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, "Ross Perot's political legacy: Clinton, populism, Trump and the tea party," 9 July 2019 Even Starr was disenchanted with the whole routine. — David Gambacorta, Longreads, "Took You By Surprise: John and Paul鈥檚 Lost Reunion," 25 June 2019 This move was pivotal in persuading Spaniards to vote Socialist again, especially young people, women, labor union members, and disenchanted voters such as those who, in recent years, had abandoned the PSOE for Podemos. — Omar G. Encarnaci贸n, The New York Review of Books, "Will Spain Be the Savior of Social Democracy in Europe?," 28 May 2019 Warren was disenchanted with Washington, and hoped to return to teaching full time. — Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, "Can Elizabeth Warren Win It All?," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disenchant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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