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DISENCHANT

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 I. (verb) 

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they disenchant  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it disenchants  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: disenchanted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: disenchanted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: disenchanting  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Free from enchantmentplay

Synonyms:

disenchant; disillusion

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "disenchant" is one way to...):

disappoint; let down (fail to meet the hopes or expectations of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The performance is likely to disenchant Sue


Antonym:

enchant (hold spellbound)

Derivation:

disenchantment (freeing from false belief or illusions)

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