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
Jane Hall, Associate Professor, School of Communication, American University
Trump's appearance on Rogan's podcast plays into Trump's strategy of bypassing traditional media to reach a demographic disenchanted with mainstream outlets.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Here's why While Obama's speech was aimed at turning out Democratic voters, the Harris campaign has also attempted to appeal to undecided voters and Republicans who may be disenchanted with Trump in the final weeks of the campaign.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
Broke and disenchanted, Weber died by suicide shortly after the sale.
—Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
Part of that could be because GOP policies on Israel are even less appealing to many anti-war activists than the Democrats’, so many disenchanted Arab American voters may choose to either stay home on Election Day or vote for a third-party candidate rather than mark their ballots for Trump.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Here's why While Obama's speech was aimed at turning out Democratic voters, the Harris campaign has also attempted to appeal to undecided voters and Republicans who may be disenchanted with Trump in the final weeks of the campaign.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
Broke and disenchanted, Weber died by suicide shortly after the sale.
—Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
Part of that could be because GOP policies on Israel are even less appealing to many anti-war activists than the Democrats’, so many disenchanted Arab American voters may choose to either stay home on Election Day or vote for a third-party candidate rather than mark their ballots for Trump.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenchant
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This did nothing to disabuse fans and media of the notion that its executive team is shadowy.James Horncastle, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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For true believers in the cult of social justice, even Mangum’s confession will not disabuse them of their belief that those who are born into the wrong identities are the illegitimate beneficiaries of generational theft.The Editors, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
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Carter, who won the presidency promising good government and honest talk for an electorate disillusioned by the Vietnam War and Watergate, signed significant legislation and negotiated a landmark peace agreement between Israel and Egypt.Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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The classic strategy of scaling up left Hobson disillusioned.Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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Anyone suffering nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain after eating mushrooms should seek emergency medical treatment, officials advised.Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
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What's Next Residents in the affected areas are advised to monitor local news outlets and official school district communications for the latest updates on closures and weather conditions.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Disenchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenchant. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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