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[syn: disenchanting, disillusioning]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
disenchanting \disenchanting\ adj.
freeing from illusion, credulity, overoptimism, or false
belief.
Syn: disillusioning.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Disenchant \Dis`en*chant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disenchanted;
p. pr. & vb. n. Disenchanting.] [Pref. dis- + enchant: cf.
F. d['e]senchanter.]
1. To free from enchantment; to deliver from the power of
charms or spells.
[1913 Webster]
Haste to thy work; a noble stroke or two
Ends all the charms, and disenchants the grove.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. to free (a person) from fascination or delusion; to
destroy the false hopes or overoptimistic expectations of
(a person); to disillusion; -- used with people or events
as the agent (subject); as, the candidate was disenchanted
by the low turnout at the rally.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
disenchanting
adj 1: freeing from illusion or false belief [syn:
disenchanting, disillusioning]