disenchant
/'disin'tʃɑ:nt/
Definition
- 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.
Verb
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free from enchantment
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