as in to disabuse
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 disenchant
By the time Moynihan’s second paper came out, many white liberals, distracted by the war in Vietnam and disenchanted by Black militancy, had given up on the crusade for civil rights.
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Studio executives and agents have been frustrated by the high cost of sending people to Park City, while some locals have grown disenchanted with the influx of fans and press into their tiny hamlet.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
Lost in this conversation is the plight of parents and kids, many of whom are feeling not only disenchanted with continued political strife but who also are scrambling to figure out how to make sure their kids’ educational needs are being met.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
The ballet tries to capture that biography through movement, starting with a chapter in which Casanova actually entered religious life but left after being disenchanted — and, as the story goes, seduced into a life of debauchery.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Studio executives and agents have been frustrated by the high cost of sending people to Park City, while some locals have grown disenchanted with the influx of fans and press into their tiny hamlet.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
Lost in this conversation is the plight of parents and kids, many of whom are feeling not only disenchanted with continued political strife but who also are scrambling to figure out how to make sure their kids’ educational needs are being met.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
The ballet tries to capture that biography through movement, starting with a chapter in which Casanova actually entered religious life but left after being disenchanted — and, as the story goes, seduced into a life of debauchery.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenchant
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Those who felt that part one would have been better suited to a television series will find little to disabuse them of that notion in this installment, which intercuts among its disparate characters and story strands even more rapidly.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2025
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Doing so would disabuse Iranian officials of any notion that Biden officials’ past criticism of Trump’s maximum pressure approach means that sanctions will simply be permitted to weaken or lapse in the absence of a deal.—
Michael Singh,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Oct. 2021
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On Tuesday, a report from The Athletic, citing an unmanned NFL team executive, highlighted decisions Sanders made that could have contributed to some teams becoming disillusioned with the former Colorado quarterback leading up to the NFL Draft.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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While Trump in many ways embodies the political establishment today, Zoomers were particularly disillusioned with Joe Biden's unwillingness to step aside and with his job performance, and many, particularly young men, seemed willing to give Trump another chance.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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The best physicians could advise was a near-starvation diet that reduced Thompson to only 65 pounds.—
Discover Magazine,
Discover Magazine,
3 May 2025
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One last mistake to avoid relates to the act of drinking the mint julep, which should be savored and not rushed, Brown advised.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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“Disenchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenchant. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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