disenchanted

adjective

dis·​en·​chant·​ed ˌdis-in-ˈchan-təd How to pronounce disenchanted (audio)
: 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

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When that happens, disenchanted moderates will radicalize, and income inequality will detonate. Matt K. Lewis, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025 Sandler is once again in babysitter mode, this time as a disenchanted guy tasked with taking care of his niece and nephew. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 26 July 2025 The country’s far right, which now controls 30 percent of Parliament, has normalized radical antidemocratic rhetoric and mobilized a disenchanted electorate that sees liberal governance not as a safeguard but as a barrier to reform. Veronica Anghel, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2025 As President Trump cuts billions of federal dollars from science institutes and universities, restricts what can be studied and pushes out immigrants, rival nations are hoping to pick up talent that has been cast aside or become disenchanted. Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for disenchanted

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of disenchanted was in 1832

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“Disenchanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disenchanted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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