as in to disabuse
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 disenchant
Sylvester was already disenchanted with the growing inequality in the valley and the environmental cost of all the energy needed to power crypto, AI and data centers.
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Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Like many in my friend group, I’ve been increasingly disenchanted with a social network that seemed to show nothing from my actual friends.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
By the time Moynihan’s second paper came out, many white liberals, distracted by the war in Vietnam and disenchanted by Black militancy, had given up on the crusade for civil rights.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Studio executives and agents have been frustrated by the high cost of sending people to Park City, while some locals have grown disenchanted with the influx of fans and press into their tiny hamlet.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
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Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Like many in my friend group, I’ve been increasingly disenchanted with a social network that seemed to show nothing from my actual friends.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
By the time Moynihan’s second paper came out, many white liberals, distracted by the war in Vietnam and disenchanted by Black militancy, had given up on the crusade for civil rights.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Studio executives and agents have been frustrated by the high cost of sending people to Park City, while some locals have grown disenchanted with the influx of fans and press into their tiny hamlet.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenchant
Verb
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But my more seasoned friends disabused me of that notion.—
Anonymous,
Vogue,
10 May 2025
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To do this, the U.S. policymakers must first disabuse themselves of the notion that there can be a neat line drawn between what happens within Yemen and what happens in the Red Sea or the broader region, particularly in the Gulf.—
April Longley Alley,
Foreign Affairs,
9 May 2025
Verb
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The upshot is that an open primary may well have generated a Cuomo victory in the Democratic primary, and this victory would definitely have been disillusioning to anti-establishment independents. Independents, therefore are as a group, pulled in different directions.—
Dave Anderson,
Baltimore Sun,
5 July 2025
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His campaign struck a chord with voters frustrated by the city’s soaring cost of living and disillusioned with establishment figures like former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whom Mamdani defeated in a dramatic upset Tuesday night.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Redmond advises measuring the length, width, and height of your space, then determining where your sofa will be situated.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2025
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Millions of people across the United States have been advised to limit outdoors activity amid concerns over high air pollution levels.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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