disenchant
disenchant · disenchants · disenchanted · disenchanting
разочаровывать
desillusionieren, enttäuschen, entzaubern
To free from illusion, false belief or enchantmentTo free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion.
UK/ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːnt/US/ˌdɪsɪnˈt͡ʃænt/
» I feel disenchanted by the limited capacity of the computer.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion.
desillusionieren
free from enchantment
(transitive)To disappoint.
enttäuschen
разочаро́выватьrazočaróvyvatʹ
(transitive)To break from a mental captivation such as reverie (daydream) or preoccupation.
(transitive)To remove a spell or magic enchantment from.
entzaubern
Examples
1 sentencesI feel disenchanted by the limited capacity of the computer.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
To disappoint:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion:
To disappoint:
To remove a spell or magic enchantment from:
Origin
From Middle French desenchanter, equivalent to dis- + enchant.From Middle French desenchanter, equivalent to dis- + enchant.
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Forms
disenchants, disenchanting, disenchanted, disenchanted| Base form | disenchant · to disenchant |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | disenchants |
| Present participle | disenchanting |
| Past simple | disenchanted |
| Past participle | disenchanted |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- free from enchantment:disillusion
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsRelateddisenchantment
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle