as in disillusioned
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 disenchanted
Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Problems, not surprisingly, have regularly emerged: Various cases of abuse of idols by management, suicide and mental health problems among talent, acts of harassment — and even violence — among disenchanted fans.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025
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Verb
As President Trump cuts billions of federal dollars from science institutes and universities, restricts what can be studied and pushes out immigrants, rival nations are hoping to pick up talent that has been cast aside or become disenchanted.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Problems, not surprisingly, have regularly emerged: Various cases of abuse of idols by management, suicide and mental health problems among talent, acts of harassment — and even violence — among disenchanted fans.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Adjective
The industry’s changing priorities and shaky quality assurance have left her disenchanted by the business.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenchanted
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When Bianca Cefalo started working in the space industry, she was quickly disillusioned by its culture.—
Lisa Falco,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Directed by Ron Howard, the thriller tells the real-life tale of what became known as the Galapagos Affair, wherein a group of eight Europeans, disillusioned by the onset of fascism and a looming world war, settled on the uninhabited island of Floreana in 1929.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And with creativity and innovation so discouraged, an employee who thrives with an entrepreneurial spirit might feel stifled or frustrated.—
Julia Sullivan,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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In 2021, at a meeting in Olive Branch, Hiatt faced frustrated farmers.—
Molly Parker,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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And the refusal to be disabused by data suggests a deep instinct that vaccination in general is just too unnatural to be trusted — a very human impulse, clearly, but not one that can guide public health.—
Ross Douthat,
Mercury News,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The pop star's fans were sorely disappointed when the first four episodes of the series' second season debuted without an appearance by Gaga, whose guest-starring role in the gothy drama has been teased by Netflix for months.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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This does not seem to be a man with skeletons in his closet and those hunting for them here will leave disappointed.—
Caleb Hammond,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That promise is unfulfilled as yet, however, as little money has reached the lower economic sectors of Bolivia's population to date.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The heart of the story involves a romantic epiphany that’s also an unspoken recognition of homosexual desire; Michèle’s matchmaking scheme is a vicarious replacement for something that’s doomed to go unfulfilled.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As Democrats remain dissatisfied with Justice Department's records compliance with a House Oversight Committee subpoena, the Rules panel is likely to resume its pressure campaign that could invariably renew the stalemate.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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People become dissatisfied with their original plans and pursue other avenues, and recruiters and business leaders now see this as a positive rather than a sign of someone being unreliable.—
David Morel,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Protests have continued throughout the year, including ahead of the country’s 80th independence anniversary in August, when many discontented citizens raised pirate flags in lieu of or alongside the national flag to voice their discontent.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
1 Sep. 2025
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The gleefully gutsy horror movie (in theaters now) stars real-life married actors Alison Brie and Dave Franco as Millie and Tim, a complacent, discontented couple whose bodies start to fuse after a hiking trip gone haywire.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Williams, meanwhile, insists that there were enough disgruntled Native Americans in the area to stage an upcoming boycott of the building’s primary tenant, a Japanese restaurant named Ebiko.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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In terms of this series’ overall plot, the one significant takeaway from this extended flashback is the information that the Maginot was actually sabotaged by a disgruntled employee named Petrovich (Enzo Cilenti), who was secretly in contact with Kavalier.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Disenchanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenchanted. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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