disenchant
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle French desenchanter, equivalent to dis- + enchant.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːnt/, /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃænt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˌdɪsɪnˈt͡ʃænt/
- Rhymes: -ænt
Verb
[edit]disenchant (third-person singular simple present disenchants, present participle disenchanting, simple past and past participle disenchanted)
- (transitive, of a person) To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion.
- (transitive, of a person) To disappoint.
- (transitive, of a person) To break from a mental captivation such as reverie (daydream) or preoccupation.
- Synonym: disenthrall
- (transitive, of a thing) To remove a spell or magic enchantment from.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion
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To disappoint
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To remove a spell or magic enchantment from
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