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disenchantment

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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.
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Noun1.disenchantment - freeing from false belief or illusions
disillusion, disillusionment
edification, sophistication - uplifting enlightenment
disenchantment
noun disillusionment, disappointment, disillusion, rude awakening


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my life' and 'my soul,' and his stay and prop- may and ought to whip himself for her and take all the trouble required for her disenchantment.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
But there was one more disenchantment waiting him by the way.
Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
Just now, since his disenchantment with farming, Levin was particularly glad to stay with Sviazhsky.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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