disenchanted

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adjective

dis·​en·​chant·​ed ˌdis-in-ˈchan-təd 

: no longer happy, pleased, or satisfied : disappointed, dissatisfied

disenchanted voters/workers/fans

But midway through his architectural training at the Rhode Island School of Design, he grew disenchanted with the pretentious edifice of postmodern design.

—Brad Lemley

disenchanted

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past tense and past participle of disenchant

Examples of disenchanted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

El-Sayed will have to get not only a majority of Democratic votes, but a fair share of independent voters and some disenchanted Republicans, McCuan said. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Price is an Austin, Texas, mother who grew disenchanted with public schools and joined forces with Liemandt to open Alpha School. — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Pattinson joins the ranks, as does acclaimed Ivorian actor Isaach De Bankolé, who plays Farok, a disenchanted Fedaykin death commando (essentially, a former Atreides guard). — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026

Presented Out of Competition at the 1967 edition of Venice, Deadly Sweet takes it cue from a brief encounter between a disenchanted man and a girl with no illusions in the wake of the murder of a nightclub owner in London. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1832, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for disenchanted

• anted
• canted
• chanted
• granted
• panted
• planted
• ranted
• slanted
• decanted
• enchanted
• implanted
• recanted