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Recent Examples of disenchantment
The appeal for young people, experts say, seems to be twofold — a disenchantment with other institutions and with the growing loneliness of life lived on social media, together with a church that, starting with Pope Francis, has focused less on doctrine and more on social justice.
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ABC News, 1 June 2026
With anthropological specificity, Nadar attends to the duality of enchantment and disenchantment accompanying the introduction and adoption of new technologies.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Public disenchantment with that attitude is visible among his own supporters.
—Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Public disenchantment with that attitude is visible among his own supporters.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Perhaps a new Death of a Salesman was always going to have an advantage earning our faith, given that its very essence has to do with belief and disenchantment, aspiration and back-breaking despair.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
The Bachelor’snext few years may hinge entirely on its ability to sell romance in an era defined, above all, by disenchantment.
—Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Yet, according to many people familiar with the matter, Netflix’s disenchantment is not a recent phenomenon.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Yet the search for solutions resulted only in more disenchantment.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 1 June 2026
With anthropological specificity, Nadar attends to the duality of enchantment and disenchantment accompanying the introduction and adoption of new technologies.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Public disenchantment with that attitude is visible among his own supporters.
—Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Public disenchantment with that attitude is visible among his own supporters.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Perhaps a new Death of a Salesman was always going to have an advantage earning our faith, given that its very essence has to do with belief and disenchantment, aspiration and back-breaking despair.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
The Bachelor’snext few years may hinge entirely on its ability to sell romance in an era defined, above all, by disenchantment.
—Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Yet, according to many people familiar with the matter, Netflix’s disenchantment is not a recent phenomenon.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Yet the search for solutions resulted only in more disenchantment.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenchantment
Noun
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Young people in India have expressed growing disillusionment with traditional politics.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 June 2026
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The political scientist Alberto Vergara explained that so much churn and instability have, perhaps inevitably, resulted in the disillusionment of an entire generation.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The reversal was met with some discontent.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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But as Bass presides over a City Hall that is almost entirely dominated by Democrats, discontent is spreading.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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“Disenchantment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenchantment. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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