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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
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025
Recent history offers no shortage of examples of moguls who purchase a famous media brand, then become disenchanted with the industry.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2025
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
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Adjective
One that defies the archaic, violent stereotype of the disenchanted poor.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025
Recent history offers no shortage of examples of moguls who purchase a famous media brand, then become disenchanted with the industry.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
Verb
The kids weren’t interested in smoking pot or social protests, and they were disenchanted with the science classes offered at their local schools.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenchanted
Adjective
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In recent stories and this new novel, Saunders’s fiction has begun to feel both darker and a bit frustrated, spiritually and artistically.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Some frustrated homeowners simply tossed the snow into the middle of the streets.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The grueling K-pop machine Ironically, the movie that made Ejae a star is an ode to the Korean pop music machine that disillusioned her all those years ago.—
Allison Cho,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps this is the new normal for a luxury industry in flux, transformed by economic headwinds, a quickening innovation cycle, and a young generation of consumers disillusioned with the status quo.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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So, yeah, everybody is very disappointed.—
Jay Cohen,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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Alonso substituted Antonio Rudiger — who was an injury doubt heading into the match — and Raul Asencio in the 69th minute, with the latter looking disappointed on the bench.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Both Anne and Benjamin are quickly disabused of any illusion that their father might have taken them seriously as contributors to the business, let alone potential successors.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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And the refusal to be disabused by data suggests a deep instinct that vaccination in general is just too unnatural to be trusted — a very human impulse, clearly, but not one that can guide public health.—
Ross Douthat,
Mercury News,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Delays and unfulfilled goals were not unique to Sacramento.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, his wife (Birch) confronts her own feelings of regret, unfulfilled potential, and sacrifices made for the sake of her son and family.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The limited menu has left many women dissatisfied and searching for safer alternatives.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Trump is dissatisfied with the defense industry’s performance.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Silverman also discusses the alliance between the tech right and discontented moderate Democrats in San Francisco, explaining their involvement in recall politics and the transactional nature of tech politics.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
20 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The owner, who pleaded guilty in August, said a disgruntled former employee had threatened to contact immigration authorities.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Legislators have generally steered clear of that type of demotion, fearing a backlash from disgruntled voters, who are prone to see students as consumers entitled to a voice about their own education.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Disenchanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenchanted. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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