disenchant

verb

dis·​en·​chant ˌdis-in-ˈchant 

disenchanted; disenchanting; disenchants

transitive verb

: to free from illusion

disenchanter noun

disenchanting adjective

disenchantingly

ˌdis-in-ˈchan-tiŋ-lē 

adverb

disenchantment

ˌdis-in-ˈchant-mənt 

noun

Synonyms

• disabuse
• disillusion
• undeceive
• advise

Examples of disenchant in a Sentence

if you thought that you could pass this course without doing any work, let me be the first to disenchant you

Recent Examples on the Web

This is otherwise a plodding, disenchanting experience that adds some more roaring dinosaurs in exchange for any memorable characters or narrative stakes. —David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025

Massive losses on its streaming platform and battles with authorities in Florida had disenchanted investors. —Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025

Sylvester was already disenchanted with the growing inequality in the valley and the environmental cost of all the energy needed to power cryptocurrency, AI and data centers. —Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025

By the time Moynihan’s second paper came out, many white liberals, distracted by the war in Vietnam and disenchanted by Black militancy, had given up on the crusade for civil rights. —Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle French desenchanter, from des- dis- + enchanter to enchant

First Known Use

circa 1586, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for disenchant

• confidante
• interplant
• sycophant
• ant
• aunt
• cant
• chant
• gant
• lant
• pant
• plant
• quant

Kids Definition

disenchant

verb

dis·​en·​chant ˌdis-ᵊn-ˈchant 

: to free from illusion

disenchantment

-mənt 

noun