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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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