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
Indeed, multiple reports have painted the generation as disenchanted with the dating scene.
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Chloe Berger, SELF, 18 Aug. 2025
The industry’s changing priorities and shaky quality assurance have left her disenchanted by the business.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025
Moyers left the Johnson White House in 1967 as he was disenchanted with the escalation of the Vietnam War.
—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
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Chloe Berger, SELF, 18 Aug. 2025
The industry’s changing priorities and shaky quality assurance have left her disenchanted by the business.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025
Moyers left the Johnson White House in 1967 as he was disenchanted with the escalation of the Vietnam War.
—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
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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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Religiosity on the rise in the UK, France Religiosity is on the rise in France and Britain, driven by growing interest among young people disillusioned with their country’s political leadership.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
2 Jan. 2026
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And what seemed most probably was a blip ultimately dominoed into the disillusioning 2025 season that will come to a merciful end on Sunday in Las Vegas.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 Jan. 2026
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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 8 Jan. 2026.
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