as in to disabuse
to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes
if you thought that you could pass this course without doing any work, let me be the first to disenchant you
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Recent Examples of disenchant
Part of that could be because GOP policies on Israel are even less appealing to many anti-war activists than the Democrats’, so many disenchanted Arab American voters may choose to either stay home on Election Day or vote for a third-party candidate rather than mark their ballots for Trump.
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Cooper Burton, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Are voters disenchanted with the polarization of politics?
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
Harris and Walz face the challenge of proving themselves to an electorate disenchanted by politics and the electoral system.
—Fortesa Latifi, refinery29.com, 8 Aug. 2024
In the eighties, while the leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organization was operating out of Tunisia, Yassin was able to appeal directly to people, particularly young Gazans disenchanted with their lot and hungry for guidance.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
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Cooper Burton, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Are voters disenchanted with the polarization of politics?
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
Harris and Walz face the challenge of proving themselves to an electorate disenchanted by politics and the electoral system.
—Fortesa Latifi, refinery29.com, 8 Aug. 2024
In the eighties, while the leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organization was operating out of Tunisia, Yassin was able to appeal directly to people, particularly young Gazans disenchanted with their lot and hungry for guidance.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
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For true believers in the cult of social justice, even Mangum’s confession will not disabuse them of their belief that those who are born into the wrong identities are the illegitimate beneficiaries of generational theft.The Editors, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
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For starters, we should be disabused of the canard that an incumbent president would be handcuffed in discharging constitutional duties if subject to prosecution.Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
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At the time, many white nationalists in the 1970s and 1980s were disillusioned by the U.S. failure to win the Vietnam War and wanted to exact a kind of revenge.Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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Luckily, there are several strategies available to help businesses avoid being disillusioned by their AI investments.Patrick (PJ) Jean, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Minasian had been one of the strongest voices to champion Burnes when the right-hander showed promise in the minor leagues, advising then-Brewers GM Doug Melvin to make the former fourth-round pick practically untouchable in trade discussions.Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Iranian officials said that two top generals of Iran’s Quds forces, deployed to advise the Syrian army, had fled to Iraq as various rebel groups took over Homs and Deir al-Zour on Friday.Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Disenchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenchant. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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