disenchant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion.
To disappoint.
To break from a mental captivation such as reverie (daydream) or preoccupation.
To remove a spell or magic enchantment from.

/ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːnt/ /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃænt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disenchant.wav

disenchant disenchants disenchanting disenchanted

From Middle French desenchanter, equivalent to dis- + enchant.

disenthrall

disenchanter disenchanted disenchantingly disenchantment

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