disenchant

English edit

Etymology edit

From Middle French desenchanter, equivalent to dis- +‎ enchant.

Pronunciation edit

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːnt/, /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃænt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌdɪsɪnˈt͡ʃænt/

Verb edit

disenchant (third-person singular simple present disenchants, present participle disenchanting, simple past and past participle disenchanted)

(transitive, of a person) To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion.
(transitive, of a person) To disappoint.
(transitive, of a thing) To remove a spell or magic enchantment from.

Derived terms edit

Translations edit

To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion

Dutch: desillusioneren (nl)
Finnish: päästää harhakuvitelmasta, päästää lumouksesta
French: désenchanter (fr)
German: desillusionieren (de)
Polish: odczarowywać impf, odczarować pf

To disappoint

Czech: rozčarovat pf, zklamat (cs) pf
Dutch: teleurstellen (nl)
Finnish: tuottaa pettymys
German: enttäuschen (de)
Hungarian: kiábrándít (hu)
Polish: rozczarowywać (pl) impf, rozczarować (pl) pf
Russian: разочаро́вывать (ru) (razočaróvyvatʹ)

To remove a spell or magic enchantment from

Dutch: onttoveren
Esperanto: malsorĉi
German: entzaubern (de)
Latin: dēlustrō
Occitan: desembroishir
Polish: odczarowywać impf, odczarować pf

Anagrams edit

shit canned, shit-canned, shitcanned