disenchanted
adjective
dis·en·chant·ed
ˌdis-in-ˈchan-təd 
: no longer happy, pleased, or satisfied : disappointed, dissatisfied
disenchanted voters/workers/fans
But midway through his architectural training at the Rhode Island School of Design, he grew disenchanted with the pretentious edifice of postmodern design.—
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The country’s far right, which now controls 30 percent of Parliament, has normalized radical antidemocratic rhetoric and mobilized a disenchanted electorate that sees liberal governance not as a safeguard but as a barrier to reform.
—Veronica Anghel, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2025
As President Trump cuts billions of federal dollars from science institutes and universities, restricts what can be studied and pushes out immigrants, rival nations are hoping to pick up talent that has been cast aside or become disenchanted.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Problems, not surprisingly, have regularly emerged: Various cases of abuse of idols by management, suicide and mental health problems among talent, acts of harassment — and even violence — among disenchanted fans.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
The fact that this question can be taken up in the twenty-first century suggests that any era can seem disenchanted to the people living in it.
—Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Veronica Anghel, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2025
As President Trump cuts billions of federal dollars from science institutes and universities, restricts what can be studied and pushes out immigrants, rival nations are hoping to pick up talent that has been cast aside or become disenchanted.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Problems, not surprisingly, have regularly emerged: Various cases of abuse of idols by management, suicide and mental health problems among talent, acts of harassment — and even violence — among disenchanted fans.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
The fact that this question can be taken up in the twenty-first century suggests that any era can seem disenchanted to the people living in it.
—Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Disenchanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disenchanted. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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