disenchanted

adjective

dis·​en·​chant·​ed ˌdis-in-ˈchan-təd How to pronounce disenchanted (audio)
: no longer happy, pleased, or satisfied : disappointed, dissatisfied
disenchanted voters/workers/fans
But midway through his architectural training at the Rhode Island School of Design, he grew disenchanted with the pretentious edifice of postmodern design.Brad Lemley

Examples of disenchanted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But as many South Africans continue to scrape by, voters have become disenchanted. John Eligon Prentice Onayemi Anna Diamond Devin Murphy, New York Times, 21 May 2024 But such a thoroughly disenchanted cosmos was but a fraction of the evolving cultural landscape. Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for disenchanted 

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Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of disenchanted was in 1832

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“Disenchanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disenchanted. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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