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
Tina Reed, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
Nina follows him on a series of dangerous outings that lead her to grow disenchanted and wary.
—The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
His quiet, baritone voice offered succor to the lonely and hope to the disenchanted.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
Just as unfortunately for Phil, Butchie has become disenchanted with him.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Canada has been at the forefront of efforts to recruit disenchanted American researchers, with officials there saying universities have room to bring on more talent.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
Nina follows him on a series of dangerous outings that lead her to grow disenchanted and wary.
—The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
His quiet, baritone voice offered succor to the lonely and hope to the disenchanted.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
Just as unfortunately for Phil, Butchie has become disenchanted with him.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenchanted
Adjective
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Plus, a partial outage affecting some network repeaters is causing more problems: the card reader only works intermittently, and that leads to endless lines of frustrated customers.—
Katie Primm,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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As the impasse dragged on, frustrated townspeople took matters into their own hands, literally locking the indecisive cardinals inside the meeting hall and even removing the roof to speed the process.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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In the fall of 1945, a Holocaust survivor makes an unlikely alliance with a disillusioned German captain looking to exact justice on a notorious SS squad.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
12 May 2025
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But as some in the upper echelons of Silicon Valley began shifting to the right politically, many of the tech industry’s everyday workers have remained liberal — but also increasingly nervous and disillusioned.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Investors hoping reduced trade tensions could push stocks to new heights will most likely be left disappointed, according to JPMorgan.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
15 May 2025
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The late Supreme Court Justice David Souter, for example, disappointed President George H.W. Bush, who expected a reliable New Hampshire reactionary.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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In the aftermath of an unfulfilled campaign leading into another typical offseason for the Charlotte Hornets, Miles Bridges didn’t discount the importance of what’s to come.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2025
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When those promises go unfulfilled, some voters will inevitably feel buyer's remorse.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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That isn’t the only poll showing Americans are dissatisfied with their finances under Trump.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The result is ‘inclusion’ efforts that leave everyone feeling dissatisfied and aggrieved.—
Ian Kingsbury,
National Review,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Sapientia, a powerful AI that has balanced world peace, is the target of the discontented terrorists.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Michael Thaddeus, a math professor and vice president of a Columbia faculty group suing the Trump administration to restore the federal funding, expressed concerns that Shipman did not have a background in academia, especially in knowing how to reach out to a broad group of discontented students.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Miami went 12-21 after trading the disgruntled Butler to the Warriors in February for Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell, Kyle Anderson and the 2025 Warriors first-round pick (No. 20 overall) before being on the wrong side of the most-lopsided playoff series in NBA history.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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Instead, the secretary blamed the disclosure of the second Signal chat on leaks from disgruntled former staff members.—
Tara Copp,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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In Nixon in China, the aggrieved president is heartfelt about healing a global schism.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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So, the aggrieved son of King Charles III relied on Meredith Maines, the new chief communications officer for his and Meghan Markle’s Archewell Foundation, to arrange an interview with the BBC.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
5 May 2025
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“Disenchanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenchanted. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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