disenchant

verb

dis·​en·​chant ˌdis-in-ˈchant 

disenchanted; disenchanting; disenchants

transitive verb

: to free from illusion

disenchanter noun

disenchanting adjective

disenchantingly

ˌdis-in-ˈchan-tiŋ-lē 

adverb

disenchantment

ˌdis-in-ˈchant-mənt 

noun

Synonyms

• disabuse
• disillusion
• undeceive

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Broke and disenchanted, Weber died by suicide shortly after the sale. —Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024

Part of that could be because GOP policies on Israel are even less appealing to many anti-war activists than the Democrats’, so many disenchanted Arab American voters may choose to either stay home on Election Day or vote for a third-party candidate rather than mark their ballots for Trump. —Cooper Burton, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024

Are voters disenchanted with the polarization of politics? —Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024

Harris and Walz face the challenge of proving themselves to an electorate disenchanted by politics and the electoral system. —Fortesa Latifi, refinery29.com, 8 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle French desenchanter, from des- dis- + enchanter to enchant

First Known Use

circa 1586, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

disenchant

verb

dis·​en·​chant ˌdis-ᵊn-ˈchant 

: to free from illusion

disenchantment

-mənt 

noun