disenchant

/'disin'tʃɑ:nt/

Thân thiện

The magician's spell failed, and the disenchant prince returned to his normal form.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To free someone from enchantment, illusion, or false belief; to cause someone to lose their positive but unrealistic feelings about something or someone, often resulting in disappointment or a more realistic view.

Usage

• Verb:
  • Use "disenchant" when describing the process of causing someone to see the truth about a situation, person, or idea that they had previously idealized or believed in unrealistically.
  • It often implies a loss of charm, magic, or fascination, leading to a more sober or critical perspective.
  • The verb is typically used with a direct object (to disenchant someone).

Examples

• Verb:
  • The harsh realities of the job quickly disenchanted the new recruits.
  • Reading the critical biography disenchanted her with the author she had once admired.
  • He became disenchanted with the political party after learning about its internal corruption.

Advanced Usage

• "to be/become disenchanted with": This is a very common construction to describe the state or process of losing one's illusions about something.
  • Many voters are disenchanted with the current government's policies.
• Disenchanting (adj): Describing something that causes disenchantment.
  • The disenchanting truth about the industry's practices was hard to accept.

Variants and Related Words

• Disenchantment (n): The feeling of disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be.
  • His disenchantment with city life led him to move to the countryside.
• Disenchanted (adj): Describing someone who is no longer captivated or misled; disillusioned.
  • A disenchanted former supporter.

Synonyms

• Disillusion: To cause someone to realize that a belief or ideal is false.
• Undeceive: To tell someone the truth so they are no longer deceived.
• Enlighten (in the sense of revealing the truth).

Antonyms

• Enchant: To fill someone with great delight or charm.
• Captivate: To attract and hold the interest of someone.
• Beguile: To charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way.

Học thuật

Verb

1. free from enchantment

Từ đồng nghĩa

• disillusion