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disenchanted

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dis·en·chant  (dsn-chnt)
tr.v. dis·en·chant·ed, dis·en·chant·ing, dis·en·chants
To free from illusion or false belief; undeceive.
[Obsolete French desenchanter, from Old French, to break a spell : des-, dis- + enchanter, to enchant; see enchant.]
disen·chanter n.
disen·chanting·ly adv.
disen·chantment n.
disenchanted [ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd]
adj
disappointed or disillusioned
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.disenchanted - freed from enchantment
sophisticated - having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire; "sophisticated young socialites"; "a sophisticated audience"; "a sophisticated lifestyle"; "a sophisticated book"
enchanted - influenced as by charms or incantations
disenchanted
adjective disillusioned, disappointed, soured, cynical, indifferent, sick of, let down, blasé, jaundiced, undeceived I'm disenchanted with my marriage at the moment.
Translations
disenchanted [ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd] ADJ → desencantado, desilusionado
to be disenchanted with sth/sb → estar desencantado or desilusionado con algo/algn
to become disenchanted with sth/sb → quedar desencantado or desilusionado con algo/algn
disenchanted [ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃæntɪd ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd] adj (= disillusioned) [person] → désenchanté(e) → désabusé(e)
to become disenchanted → perdre ses illusions
to be disenchanted with sb/sth, to be disenchanted by sb/sth → être déçu(e) par qn/qch
disenchanted [ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd] adj → disincantato/a
disenchanted (with) → deluso/a (da)
disenchanted [ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd] adj → disincantato/a
disenchanted (with) → deluso/a (da)


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The disdainful ocean did not open wide to swallow up my audacity, though the ship, the ridiculous and ancient GALERE of my folly, the old, weary, disenchanted sugar-waggon, seemed extremely disposed to open out and swallow up as much salt water as she could hold.
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As soon as she had disenchanted it the queen went back to the palace.
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At last he dreamt one night that he found a beautiful purple flower, and that in the middle of it lay a costly pearl; and he dreamt that he plucked the flower, and went with it in his hand into the castle, and that everything he touched with it was disenchanted, and that there he found his Jorinda again.
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