Disenchant
(verb)
- Free (someone) from a false belief or the influence of an enchantment.
- To cause to lose one's illusions or idealized opinions.
Origin:
Mid 16th century (in the sense "disillusion, free from illusion"): from french désenchanter, from des- (expressing negation) + enchanter "enchant".
Examples:
- The harsh reality of life disenchanted the young girl from her dream world.
- His experience with love disenchanted him from all the romantic ideas he once had.
- The truth about the company disenchanted the employees from their belief in its integrity.
- The cruel actions of the government disenchanted the citizens from their faith in democracy.
- The shocking revelation disenchanted her from her trust in the institution.