disenchant en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃænt/ (UK)
- /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːnt/ (UK)
- /ˌdɪsɪnˈt͡ʃænt/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle French desenchanter, equivalent to dis- + enchant.
Meanings
- (of a person, transitive) To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion.
- (of a person, transitive) To disappoint.
- (of a person, transitive) To break from a mental captivation such as reverie (daydream) or preoccupation.
- (of a thing, transitive) To remove a spell or magic enchantment from.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disenchants | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disenchanted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disenchanted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disenchanting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
disenchantingly · disenchanter · disenchanted · disenchantment
Synonyms
Translations (31)
pl odczarować (To remove a spell or magic enchantment from) · es desencantar (To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion) · hu kiábrándít (To disappoint) · nl desillusioneren (To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion) · nl onttoveren (To remove a spell or magic enchantment from) · cs rozčarovat (To disappoint) · de enttäuschen (To disappoint) · la dēlustrō (To remove a spell or magic enchantment from) · ca decebre (To disappoint) · de entzaubern (To remove a spell or magic enchantment from) · ru разочаро́вывать (To disappoint) · eo malsorĉi (To remove a spell or magic enchantment from) · fi tuottaa pettymys (To disappoint) · de desillusionieren (To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion) · pl rozczarować (To disappoint) · nl teleurstellen (To disappoint) · ca desil·lusionar (To disappoint) · fr désenchanter (To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion) · pl rozczarowywać (To disappoint) · pl odczarowywać (To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion) · es desencantar (To remove a spell or magic enchantment from) · fi päästää harhakuvitelmasta (To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion) · es desencantar (To disappoint) · fi päästää lumouksesta (To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion) · ca desencantar (To disappoint) · pl odczarowywać (To remove a spell or magic enchantment from) · oc desembroishir (To remove a spell or magic enchantment from) · pl odczarować (To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion) · cs zklamat (To disappoint) · ca desencantar (To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion) · sv avförtrolla (To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion)