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

But it is the steps I have taken to immerse myself in culture and fine art that have helped me learn to empathize with subjective experiences — things that inspire and disenchant people.

From Seattle Times

Chad Sweet, a former chief of staff for homeland security in the George W. Bush administration, said the incident was not likely to disenchant all of his fellow Republicans.

From New York Times

While the others want to disenchant the rest of us, to tear down what they see as a moon mythos, Trainor leans into it.

From Seattle Times

I think of the ending of Robert Hass’s poem “The Problem of Describing Trees”: “There are limits to saying, / In language, what the tree did. / It is good sometimes for poetry to disenchant us. / Dance with me dancer. Oh, I will. / Aspens doing something in the wind.”

From The New Yorker

Episodes like this slowly disenchant Taseer.

From The New Yorker

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