Meaning & use
disenchant
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To free someone from an illusion or false belief, often leaving them disappointed.
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A single bad experience was enough to disenchant her with politics.
The exposé disenchanted many fans who had idolized the celebrity.
A note on using this word
It literally means to break a magic spell; the figurative sense of shattering an illusion developed in the seventeenth century.
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disillusionundeceive
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