Disenchanted

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  disenchanted
       adj : freed from enchantment [ant: {enchanted}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  50 Moby Thesaurus words for "disenchanted":
     against, allergic, averse, blase, con, cynical, disabused,
     disaffected, disappointed, disapprobatory, disapproving,
     discontented, disgruntled, disillusioned, disinclined, displeased,
     dissatisfied, dissenting, enlightened, hostile, indifferent,
     indignant, jaundiced, knowing, low, mondaine, not charmed, opposed,
     opposing, poor, put off, put straight, robbed of illusion,
     set right, sophisticate, sophisticated, soured, turned-off,
     unappreciative, unapproving, uncharmed, uncomplimentary,
     undeceived, unfavorable, unfriendly, unhappy, unspelled,
     world-wise, worldly, worldly-wise