disenchant

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːnt/, /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃænt/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌdɪsɪnˈt͡ʃænt/

Verb

disenchant (third-person singular simple present disenchants, present participle disenchanting, simple past and past participle disenchanted)

1. (transitive, of a person) To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion.
2. (transitive, of a person) To disappoint.
3. (transitive, of a thing) To remove a spell or magic enchantment from.

Derived terms

• disenchanter
• disenchanted
• disenchantingly
• disenchantment

Translations

To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion

• Dutch: desillusioneren (nl)
• Finnish: päästää harhakuvitelmasta, päästää lumouksesta
• French: désenchanter (fr)
• German: desillusionieren (de)
• Polish: odczarowywać impf, odczarować pf

To disappoint

• Czech: rozčarovat pf, zklamat (cs) pf
• Dutch: teleurstellen (nl)
• Finnish: tuottaa pettymys
• German: enttäuschen (de)
• Hungarian: kiábrándít (hu)
• Polish: rozczarowywać (pl) impf, rozczarować (pl) pf
• Russian: разочаро́вывать (ru) (razočaróvyvatʹ)

To remove a spell or magic enchantment from

• Dutch: onttoveren
• Esperanto: malsorĉi
• German: entzaubern (de)
• Latin: dēlustrō
• Occitan: desembroishir
• Polish: odczarowywać impf, odczarować pf

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