disenchantment
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7.7
- noun
- /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃæntmənt/
:
desencanto
- Public opinion polls in the EC indicate mounting disenchantment with the pan-European treaty.
- growing disenchantment
- public disenchantment
- increase the disenchantment
Those who've urged determination in the face of disenchantment.
- Those who've urged determination in the face of disenchantment.
- Yeah, disenchantment with training, a lack of novelty in the training that you were doing because you'd done a lot of it already.
- So I think that the, I call it sexual disenchantment.
- And then the last stage is disenchantment where it's they, they've gone, they don't even not care.
Examples
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But it also reflects disenchantment with current U.S. policies, especially on Iraq.
Academic text (2006) -
At any rate, it seems impossible for us to escape the process of disenchantment.
Academic text (1995) -
What figures or groups have shown disenchantment with the modern Christmas and why?
Academic text (1992) -
Connecticut College is said to be leading a "fresh wave of disenchantment" with the SAT.
Academic text (1996) -
Unfortunately, too many of us get no farther, but remain stuck at the stage of disenchantment.
Academic text (1995) -
The lines in his face reveal an emerging disenchantment not so much with the world as with himself.
Fiction book (2000) -
There is a deepening disenchantment in the population with the political system.
Academic text (1999) -
Some cultural critics argue that the disenchantment I speak of is a peculiar condition of modern consciousness.
Academic text (1995) -
Moreover, during Geisel's presidency, a growing disenchantment among the Brazilian people began to be felt.
Academic text (1992) -
After years of believing in his company's mission, he felt a deep sense of disenchantment when he discovered its unethical practices.
Synonyms
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1.7
A feeling of sadness or being let down when something you wanted does not happen
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3.4
A feeling of disappointment when something is not as good as you expected
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6.5
A feeling of disappointment when something is not as good as you hoped
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7.0
A feeling of disappointment when you learn that something you believed is not true
A feeling of losing hope and confidence
A feeling of being discouraged and without much hope
Antonyms
How Disenchanted
Surface Forms
Morphology
disenchantment = disenchant (semi-transparent) = dis + enchant + ment
The noun is a standard and readily understandable -ment formation from the verb 'disenchant'.
Etymology
Disenchantment is built from dis- meaning 'not' or 'the opposite' and enchant, which comes from an old word for 'singing a magic song' and is like the everyday word chant. So, disenchantment is the loss of that 'magical' feeling and becoming disappointed when something is not as wonderful as you first believed.