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
Moyers left the Johnson White House in 1967 as he was disenchanted with the escalation of the Vietnam War.
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
After playing that new material just once live in concert, though, Lowe and Weakley decided to leave the band in early 1968, disenchanted with the Electric Prunes’ financial difficulties and musical road bumps.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 1 June 2025
Massive losses on its streaming platform and battles with authorities in Florida had disenchanted investors.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
In any case, the guidelines will have the inevitable effect, one commentator writes, of disenchanting the world.
—Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
After playing that new material just once live in concert, though, Lowe and Weakley decided to leave the band in early 1968, disenchanted with the Electric Prunes’ financial difficulties and musical road bumps.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 1 June 2025
Massive losses on its streaming platform and battles with authorities in Florida had disenchanted investors.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
In any case, the guidelines will have the inevitable effect, one commentator writes, of disenchanting the world.
—Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenchant
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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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Against a barely upright Niners roster (especially wounded in the passing game), Sean McVay’s squad should sweep the leg and disabuse anyone of the notion San Francisco is a contender.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Streep will play veteran New York property market journalist Diane Castle who, disillusioned with writing about the wealthy elite, probes a record-breaking sale of a new penthouse and the buyer’s identity for what could be the story of a lifetime.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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No wonder so many people are spiritually disillusioned, politically disillusioned.—
Abby McCloskey,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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To avoid this issue, Wang advises simply following the product labels and dosage information while also maintaining a regular cleaning and maintenance schedule for your machine.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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Once considered superficial next to financial advice and tax planning, services for health and wellness, family and kids, and travel and self-improvement are becoming core competencies in the business of advising and helping wealthy families.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Disenchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenchant. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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