disenchantment

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃæntmənt/ UK /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a feeling of disappointment after losing illusions

His disenchantment with politics grew with every broken pledge.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a feeling of disappointment... disillusionment disappointment cynicism disaffection

Opposites

enchantment illusion fascination captivation

Word family

Related forms disenchant enchant chant disillusion

Etymology

From disenchant + -ment; disenchant from dis- ('reversal') + enchant, from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantare ('to chant a spell upon'), from in- ('upon') + cantare ('to sing').

incantare Latin cantare Latin

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Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives

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# disenchantment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃæntmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt/

## Meanings
1. a feeling of disappointment after losing illusions

## Examples
- His disenchantment with politics grew with every broken pledge.

## Synonyms
- disillusionment
- disappointment
- cynicism
- disaffection

## Antonyms
- enchantment
- illusion
- fascination
- captivation

## Related Forms
- disenchant
- enchant
- chant
- disillusion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: incantare
- Root: cantare

## Etymology
From disenchant + -ment; disenchant from dis- ('reversal') + enchant, from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantare ('to chant a spell upon'), from in- ('upon') + cantare ('to sing').

## AI Etymology
Disenchantment is from disenchant + -ment; disenchant from dis- ('reversal') + enchant, from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantare ('to chant a spell upon'), from in- ('upon') + cantare ('to sing'). The ancestry passes through Latin incantare and Latin cantare. The prefix dis- often marks separation, reversal, or negation in Latin and English formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a noun, it means "a feeling of disappointment after losing illusions", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include disenchant, enchant, chant, and disillusion.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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