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Disenchant   Listen
verb
Disenchant  v. t.  (past & past part. disenchanted; pres. part. disenchanting)  
1.
To free from enchantment; to deliver from the power of charms or spells. "Haste to thy work; a noble stroke or two Ends all the charms, and disenchants the grove."
2.
To free (a person) from fascination or delusion; to destroy the false hopes or overoptimistic expectations of (a person); to disillusion; used with people or events as the agent (subject); as, the candidate was disenchanted by the low turnout at the rally.





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"Disenchant" Quotes from Famous Books



... love should really disenchant the lover with regard to the beloved. "What! She is modest enough to love even ...
— Beyond Good and Evil • Friedrich Nietzsche


Words linked to "Disenchant" :   let down, disillusion, disappoint, disenchantment, enchant


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