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
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.
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Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
At home on their farm just outside the city, Joana and Estância watched the speech on television, disenchanted.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Jan. 2025
Evan Bouchard — 77 Fans have been disenchanted with Bouchard’s error rate this season.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
For fans disenchanted with baseball's typically slow-moving free-agent market, November has offered a nice change of pace.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
At home on their farm just outside the city, Joana and Estância watched the speech on television, disenchanted.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Jan. 2025
Evan Bouchard — 77 Fans have been disenchanted with Bouchard’s error rate this season.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
For fans disenchanted with baseball's typically slow-moving free-agent market, November has offered a nice change of pace.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenchant
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But that warning has done little to disabuse Diet Coke lovers looking for their afternoon caffeine fix.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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We’ve been thoroughly disabused of the notion that consumers want another streaming service.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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Many investors have become disillusioned with TIPS due to their significant decline in 2022, when inflation reached levels not seen since the early 1980s.—
Alex Shahidi,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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These leaders pose a significant risk, disillusion us the most, and undercut the argument that character is essential to success.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The affected vehicles include: 2020 to 2021 S90 2020 to 2022 S60 2020 to 2022 V60 2020 to 2022 XC60 2020 to 2022 XC90 2022 V90 Owners are advised not to charge their vehicles until the remedy has been completed.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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After a tummy tuck, you’ll be advised not to lift heavy objects, which places strain on the abdomen.—
Meirav Devash,
Allure,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Disenchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenchant. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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