disenchanted

adjective

dis·​en·​chant·​ed ˌdis-in-ˈchan-təd How to pronounce disenchanted (audio)
Synonyms of disenchantednext
: 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.Brad Lemley

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Presented Out of Competition at the 1967 edition of Venice, Deadly Sweet takes it cue from a brief encounter between a disenchanted man and a girl with no illusions in the wake of the murder of a nightclub owner in London. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 June 2026 But according to the Daily Mail, the overall situation left him disenchanted. Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2026 But according to the Daily Mail, the overall situation left him disenchanted. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 June 2026 That hasn’t always been the case on the South Side, of course, and as expectations grow, there’s a chance Sox fans will become disenchanted when things go horribly wrong, as happens in baseball. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for disenchanted

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of disenchanted was in 1832

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“Disenchanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disenchanted. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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