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as in disillusioned
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 disenchanted
Chris Tomlinson, Houston Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026
But when President Biden took the White House, many Silicon Valley leaders became disenchanted by his posture toward Big Tech.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
David Beasley, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
Reporters Mithil Aggarwal, Janhvi Bhojwani and Jay Ganglani dove into both protests where young people disenchanted by corruption and a lack of jobs took to the streets to demand radical economic and political reforms.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Workers under 40 are feeling especially disenchanted with the economy and their jobs, according to polling firm Gallup.
—Chris Tomlinson, Houston Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026
But when President Biden took the White House, many Silicon Valley leaders became disenchanted by his posture toward Big Tech.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
Advertisement That’s why much of my work now is focused on the young people who will soon be at the wheel; young people who are distraught and disenchanted by national and international institutions that have let so many down.
—David Beasley, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
Reporters Mithil Aggarwal, Janhvi Bhojwani and Jay Ganglani dove into both protests where young people disenchanted by corruption and a lack of jobs took to the streets to demand radical economic and political reforms.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenchanted
Adjective
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Elizabeth Banks is Lindy Littlejohn, a seriously frustrated writer, unhappily if tumultuously married to Les (Matthew Macfadyen), a brilliant scientist.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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But for everything Gates said that might appeal to a frustrated Democrat like me, his Huntington Beach braggadocio continually won out.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the final season of Handmaid’s, Lydia grew increasingly disillusioned by the hypocrisy of the ruling class of Commanders, who do not live up to Gilead’s religious ideals.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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Who doesn’t feel on top of the world at 25, and tired and at least a touch disillusioned 30 years later?—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There’s no way to describe what happens next except as love disappointed.—
Alice Kaplan,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Janet got right back in her car and had to deal with a disappointed and screaming child all the way home who just wanted to swim in a pool with his friends and not have to deal with the damn drama.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But the fear that Bacon has gathered everyone for something indulgent is quickly disabused in the silly and gory comedy where the fun all are having on screen extends to those who aren’t directly related.—
Stephen Saito,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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There is no shortage of opportunities for children, particularly Black and brown ones, to be disabused of their fantasies.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Many express frustration and confusion over the reasons for the war and the president's unfulfilled promises to end it quickly.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Here, says the synopsis, Nalan struggles with her unfulfilled desire for a child and with her relationship.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The lower classes and the clergy had always hated the Castilians, and the Portuguese aristocracy and the commercial classes—previously content with the patronage and the economic opportunities that the union with Spain had provided—had become dissatisfied during the preceding 20 years.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Even a new poll by the pro-Trump Fox News network found that 64% of Americans are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Her discontented characters seem to wander beneath an empty firmament.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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Understandably, the discontented then demand laws — subsidies, tax preferences, affirmative action and other legal privileges — that favor their side.—
Pierre Lemieux,
Twin Cities,
12 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The third opportunity for disgruntled Mavericks fans to cheer Luka Doncic since the miserable trade of 2025 fell flat Sunday.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Apr. 2026
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This aspect of war resolve can be especially challenging for democracies, where a disgruntled public can vote leaders out of power.—
Will Walldorf,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Disenchanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenchanted. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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