DISENCHANT Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

disenchant

verb

ˌdis-in-ˈchant

Definition of disenchant

as in to disabuse

to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes if you thought that you could pass this course without doing any work, let me be the first to disenchant you

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Recent Examples of disenchant Nina Linh, who entered the race early on as a Democrat but has since identified as an independent, is hoping to make inroads with voters disenchanted by both parties. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 American workers are disenchanted, depressed and frustrated. — Chris Tomlinson, Houston Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026 For more than 15 years, independents have made up the largest group of voters, as Americans have grown increasingly disenchanted with the two-party system. — Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2026 The pastor approaches the line without fully disenchanting; a magician drawing attention to the trick without disowning its power. — Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disenchant

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Monday’s slightly shorter ride to Guthrie Center packed in 3,572 feet, the most climbing of the week and enough to disabuse anyone still clinging to the fiction that Iowa is flat.

— Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 25 July 2026
Despite my best efforts to disabuse the literary world of its witchy ideas about my favorite writer, the gothy teen who first fell in love with Sylvia’s work in the 90s still lives inside of me.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

Definition of disabuse

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He has been disillusioned for some time and has desired a move away but that knee complaint scuppered his chances in January and are likely to limit them going forward.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
That came after countries including France and Germany stepped up efforts to attract students disillusioned with the prospect of a US education.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

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