Disenchant - English meaning

adjective

Believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.

Usage examples:

He was brutally cynical and hardened to every sob story under the sun

Believing the worst of human nature and motives

adjective

Not trusting or respecting the goodness of other people and their actions, but believing that people are interested only in themselves

Usage examples:

Listening to politicians for too long can make you cynical., she’s become cynical about men., he’s …

verb

Persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken.

Usage examples:

He quickly disabused me of my fanciful notions

verb

Past simple and past participle of disabuse

Usage examples:

He thought that all women liked children, but she soon disabused him of that (idea/notion).

adjective

Sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfil one's hopes or expectations.

Usage examples:

I'm disappointed in you, mary

verb

Fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of.

Usage examples:

I have no wish to disappoint everyone by postponing the visit

adjective

Unhappy or discouraged because your hopes or expectations about something or someone were not satisfied

Usage examples:

Obviously, we were disappointed in the jury’s verdict., i’m disappointed by the way our team played…

adjective

Dissatisfied, especially with one's circumstances.

Usage examples:

I am so discontented with my work

adjective

Feeling unhappy because you want better treatment or an improved situation

Usage examples:

He had to cope with large numbers of discontented passengers., nurses are increasingly discontented…

adjective

Disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed.

Usage examples:

The minority groups were completely disillusioned with the party

verb

Cause (someone) to realize that a belief they hold is false.

Usage examples:

If they think we have a magic formula to solve the problem, don't disillusion them

adjective

Disappointed and unhappy because of discovering the truth about something or someone that you liked or respected

Usage examples:

He's become a disillusioned man., disillusioned with all the other teachers are thoroughly disillus…

adjective

Not content or happy with something.

Usage examples:

His parents are dissatisfied with the quality of tuition on offer

verb

Fail to satisfy (someone).

Usage examples:

What is it about these words that dissatisfies you?

adjective

Not pleased with something; feeling that something is not as good as it should be

Usage examples:

She was dissatisfied with her job and decided to look for a new one., many of the opinion surveys s…

adjective

Affected by jaundice, in particular unnaturally yellow in complexion.

Usage examples:

The 16-year-old was walking in an alleyway between museum gardens and exhibition square when the ma…

idiom

Move something or somebody to a lower position

phrasal verb

Fail to support or help someone as they had hoped or expected.

Usage examples:

If i let him down now, i knew he'd never trust me again

phrasal verb

Lower something slowly.

Usage examples:

They let down a basket on a chain

adjective

Affected by physical or mental illness.

Usage examples:

Nursing very sick children

noun

Vomit.

Usage examples:

She was busy wiping sick from the carpet

verb

Excellent.

adjective

(of food) having been made sour.

Usage examples:

Serve with guacamole and soured cream

verb

Make or become sour.

Usage examples:

Water soured with tamarind

verb

Tell (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken.

Usage examples:

They took her for a nun and mary said nothing to undeceive them