disenchanting

verb

present participle of disenchant
as in disillusioning
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 disenchanting The pastor approaches the line without fully disenchanting; a magician drawing attention to the trick without disowning its power. — Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenchanting
  1. disillusioning
  2. disabusing
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  • But their 20-3 loss to the Seahawks (4-3) was so thorough, unsightly and disillusioning as to render the 5-0 run-up to it entirely suspect — especially considering the Chiefs’ thorny schedule ahead.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Feldstein told me that his time in prison was disillusioning.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of disillusioning
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  • This is also why disabusing new believers of such opinions can feel like plucking shell fragments from a cooking omelet.
    — Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of disabusing

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“Disenchanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenchanting. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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