as in frustrated
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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
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Besides, the film will follow Paltrow’s celebrated appearance in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, which cast her as a glamorous but disenchanted wife to a very wealthy man.
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Emma Specter,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2026
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
12 Jan. 2026
The kids weren’t interested in smoking pot or social protests, and they were disenchanted with the science classes offered at their local schools.
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IEEE Spectrum,
12 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
But in most cases, the performance of currently available models is similar to that of a disenchanted intern—hitting minimum benchmarks but struggling overall to produce quality work without a human hand to refine its output.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Besides, the film will follow Paltrow’s celebrated appearance in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, which cast her as a glamorous but disenchanted wife to a very wealthy man.
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Emma Specter,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
For more than 15 years, independents have made up the largest group of voters, as Americans have grown increasingly disenchanted with the two-party system.
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Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
12 Jan. 2026
The kids weren’t interested in smoking pot or social protests, and they were disenchanted with the science classes offered at their local schools.
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IEEE Spectrum,
12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenchanted
Adjective
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Yet many leaders remain frustrated.
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Goldman, who has been repeatedly slammed by Lander on the issue, was clearly frustrated and upset, saying that the AIPAC attack could lead to more antisemitism.
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We might be disillusioned with voting.
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For a time, their actions inspired many climate and environmental activists who were disillusioned with nonviolence.
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Around midday, a group of disappointed Alaskans emerged from their state’s pavilion with exasperation.
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And yet fans are still entitled to feel disappointed not to see one of the world’s most thrilling footballers in a game like this.
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This Penelope is knowing, gossipy, disabused.
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Only when he was disabused of that notion, the source said, would the team’s fortunes change.
Adjective
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Fresh eyes on an unfulfilled assignment generated leads that lesser repo guys never saw.
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For Lincoln and King, the Declaration functions as both a sacred text and an unfulfilled promise.
Adjective
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The shooter fled, but authorities said staffers recognized the assailant as Abdulkareem, a dissatisfied patient.
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Research indicates hiring managers fear overqualified candidates may be dissatisfied, demand more, or leave quickly.
Adjective
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Fortunately the wig has had a second outing with Fouracres donning it again in Episode 7, when his parody Attenborough turned up to wrestle a discontented rhino during Weekend Update.
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Serious or not, secession — or independence, as some prefer to call it — has long been the dream of dissenters, of the discontented and those who feel put upon or politically unrepresented.
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Some All-Stars have become disgruntled for far less.
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De Borbon dismisses the accusations as coming from a small group of disgruntled owners.
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“Disenchanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenchanted. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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