disenchant

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UK/ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːnt/UK/ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃænt/US/ˌdɪsɪnˈt͡ʃænt/

verb

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

Similar
disenthralldisillusion
Opposite
enchant
OriginMiddle French desenchanter →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person disenchants · participle present disenchanting · participle past disenchanted · past disenchanted

  1. transitiveTo free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion.
  2. transitiveTo disappoint.
  3. transitiveTo break from a mental captivation such as reverie (daydream) or preoccupation.

    Synonyms: disenthrall

  4. transitiveTo remove a spell or magic enchantment from.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo break from a mental captivation such as reverie (daydream) or preoccupation.

Similar
disenthrall

More synonyms by meaning

verbfree from enchantment

Similar
disillusion
Opposite
enchant
Broader
disappointlet down
Also see
discharmdisillusion

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchdesenchanter
  2. Englishdisenchant

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

More words from Middle French

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Translations

Catalan desencantar, desencantar
  • desencantarTo free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion
  • desencantarTo disappoint
  • desil·lusionarTo disappoint
  • decebreTo disappoint
Czech rozčarovat, zklamat
  • rozčarovatTo disappoint
  • zklamatTo disappoint
Dutch desillusioneren, teleurstellen
  • desillusionerenTo free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion
  • teleurstellenTo disappoint
  • onttoverenTo remove a spell or magic enchantment from
Esperanto malsorĉi
  • malsorĉiTo remove a spell or magic enchantment from
Finnish päästää harhakuvitelmasta, päästää lumouksesta
  • päästää harhakuvitelmastaTo free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion
  • päästää lumouksestaTo free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion
  • tuottaa pettymysTo disappoint
French désenchanter
  • désenchanterTo free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion
German desillusionieren, enttäuschen
  • desillusionierenTo free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion
  • enttäuschenTo disappoint
  • entzaubernTo remove a spell or magic enchantment from
Hungarian kiábrándít
  • kiábrándítTo disappoint
Latin dēlustrō
  • dēlustrōTo remove a spell or magic enchantment from
Polish odczarowywać, odczarować
  • odczarowywaćTo free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion
  • odczarowaćTo free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion
  • rozczarowywaćTo disappoint
  • rozczarowaćTo disappoint
  • odczarowywaćTo remove a spell or magic enchantment from
  • odczarowaćTo remove a spell or magic enchantment from
Russian разочаро́вывать
  • разочаро́вывать (razočaróvyvatʹ)To disappoint
Spanish desencantar, desencantar
  • desencantarTo free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion
  • desencantarTo disappoint
  • desencantarTo remove a spell or magic enchantment from
Swedish avförtrolla
  • avförtrollaTo free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with disenchant

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Cite this entry
APA

disenchant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disenchant

MLA

“disenchant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disenchant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disenchant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disenchant.

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