disenchanted
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6.1
- adjective
- /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃæntɪd/
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desencantado
- After years of believing in the company, she finally felt disenchanted with its leadership.
- become disenchanted
- increasingly disenchanted
- grow disenchanted
And he became largely disenchanted by the lack of progress in that.
- And he became largely disenchanted by the lack of progress in that.
- And the reason he mentioned earlier, because as AUS Marine flying for the Marine Corps in Vietnam, I got very disenchanted with America.
- I could reach out to these cynical, skeptical, disenchanted people and get them excited about giving in a new way.
- I've really started to become disenchanted by this, and I really love this coach and author Glennon Doyle.
Examples
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I'm really quite disenchanted with the results you're getting.
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And can I just say how disenchanted I am with our legal system.
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And he became largely disenchanted by the lack of progress in that.
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Are you disenchanted with our marriage?
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Why are the young disenchanted?
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The public is more and more disenchanted with art experts in the academy and outside it.
Academic text (1999) -
Eastern religious leaders have become disenchanted with Western materialism and insensitivity to the former Eastern culture.
Academic text (1996) -
Many whites have become increasingly disenchanted with the accusations, tactics, and demands of the more activist black students.
Academic text (1991) -
Although the OEPA had installed air-monitoring equipment, residents were becoming increasingly disenchanted with the agency.
Academic text (2005) -
Canadians are still deeply disenchanted by both Bush administration policies and by the more ideologically conservative U.S. political culture.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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7.6
Free from a wrong belief after learning the truth
Antonyms
How Disenchanted
Surface Forms
Morphology
disenchanted = disenchant (semi-transparent) = dis + enchant + ed
The adjective is a straightforward participial form of the verb 'disenchant'.
Etymology
Disenchanted starts with dis- meaning 'not' and comes from enchant, which is built on chant meaning 'to sing'. Long ago to enchant was to 'sing a magic song' and put someone 'under a spell', so disenchanted means no longer 'under a spell' or free from false beliefs.