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verb

past tense of disenchant

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These buzzwords sum up a growing sense of despair among China’s disenchanted youth. Nectar Gan, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024 So across the board, these youths are just feeling more disenchanted at the political process than people who are college and who are college educated. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024 Career transitions by Sachin H. Jain January 22, 2024 Summary. Burned out or disenchanted, many physicians are moving from medicine into the business side of health care. Sachin H. Jain, Harvard Business Review, 22 Jan. 2024 To win back the trust of citizens who have grown disenchanted with Germany’s open society, then, Merkel must build on better communication with better policies. Thorsten Benner, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2016 See all Example Sentences for disenchanted 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenchanted
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  • As the 2024 presidential election approaches, a majority of Americans report feeling anxious and frustrated, according to a new poll by The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Betis, roared on by the home support, was on top while the traveling fans, tucked into a lofty corner of the ground, grew more frustrated.
    Henry Flynn, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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  • For much of the running time, Gill’s freewheeling film springboards from a boozy, disillusioned and almost-forgotten Fukase hanging out in his local bar in 1992, to events that shaped his life and work.
    Richard Kuipers, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Though a significant number feel disillusioned or anxious, the end of the election offers a measure of relief.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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  • Coupled with a poor start for AMD's Ryzen 9000 series and you'd be forgiven for being pretty disappointed in you're a PC gamer right now.
    Antony LEather, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • And those residents are increasingly disappointed with the U.S. Forest Service and Nowlin for not stopping Pipkin and his group from building the fence.
    Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024
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  • At the Democratic National Convention, an ad also played to hit Trump over his administration’s unfulfilled promises of Foxconn.
    Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
  • After a decade of unfulfilled promises to deliver autonomous vehicles, capable of traveling reasonable distances safely without a human at the wheel, there’s a hefty dose of skepticism about what Tesla can do technologically, and when its robotaxi might actually hit the market.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
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  • Trends that emerged in the post-Covid labor market, from quiet quitting to heated disputes over return-to-work policies, laid bare a stark reality: Many employees are dissatisfied with the experience their jobs offer.
    Eric Anicich, Harvard Business Review, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Anonymous employee sentiment platform Blind recently reported that 91% of Amazon professionals surveyed are dissatisfied with the recent decision, and 73% are considering leaving the company.
    Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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  • The toppling of Hasina is a historic moment, further evidence that even the most implacable ruler can stave off a discontented people for only so long.
    Ali Riaz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The line is from Goethe’s Faust, the story of a discontented intellectual who sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for unlimited pleasure.
    Joey Sims, Vulture, 10 May 2024
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  • The latest: The negotiations are getting ugly as the pressure ramps up from disgruntled fans.
    Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
  • According to the lawsuit, Shelton claimed a Clippers executive sought health information about Leonard, an NBA Finals MVP, emphasizing the need for discretion as the player became increasingly disgruntled with the Spurs’ organization.
    Janis Carr, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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  • An aggrieved adult daughter (Maria Dizzia) alludes to his history of prioritizing his work over his family, but that detail leads nowhere.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The night starts off lightheartedly enough with aggrieved vice-principal Mr. Pearson calling 9-1-1 to demand firefighters extinguish the bag of flaming dog poop on his porch.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024

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