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
That speaks to the strength of our campaign and how disenchanted Tennessee voters are with this federal administration.
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Leonardo Feldman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Advertisement That’s why much of my work now is focused on the young people who will soon be at the wheel; young people who are distraught and disenchanted by national and international institutions that have let so many down.
—David Beasley, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
Reporters Mithil Aggarwal, Janhvi Bhojwani and Jay Ganglani dove into both protests where young people disenchanted by corruption and a lack of jobs took to the streets to demand radical economic and political reforms.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
The industry’s changing priorities and shaky quality assurance have left her disenchanted by the business.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025
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Leonardo Feldman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Advertisement That’s why much of my work now is focused on the young people who will soon be at the wheel; young people who are distraught and disenchanted by national and international institutions that have let so many down.
—David Beasley, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
Reporters Mithil Aggarwal, Janhvi Bhojwani and Jay Ganglani dove into both protests where young people disenchanted by corruption and a lack of jobs took to the streets to demand radical economic and political reforms.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
The industry’s changing priorities and shaky quality assurance have left her disenchanted by the business.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025
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With the holidays fast approaching and heightened prices a top-tier concern for consumers, the administration is also campaigning to disabuse the public of the notion that tariffs are fueling inflation at retail.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Nov. 2025
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But if anything remained of that childhood dream, Platner’s last tour had thoroughly disabused him of it.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
24 Oct. 2025
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The grueling K-pop machine Ironically, the movie that made Ejae a star is an ode to the Korean pop music machine that disillusioned her all those years ago.—
Allison Cho,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps this is the new normal for a luxury industry in flux, transformed by economic headwinds, a quickening innovation cycle, and a young generation of consumers disillusioned with the status quo.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2026
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In a Facebook post, the CAIC advised skiers to be aware of areas with the highest avalanche danger.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Last January, Navajo leaders advised citizens to carry their Certificate of Indian Blood or tribal identification card.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Disenchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenchant. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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