disenchantment

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Scrabble points
22
Words With Friends
26
Letters
14
Pronunciation
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt/(UK)
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/ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt/(UK) · /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃæntmənt/(UK)

Definition of disenchantment

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of disenchanting or the state of being disenchanted.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of disenchanting or the state of being disenchanted.
  2. (countable, uncountable)Freeing from false belief or illusions.
    “Disenchantment with the religion led to a sharp fall in church attendance.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)The devaluation of religion or mysticism apparent in modern society.
    “Blumenberg's thesis, which has since been reiterated by a number of philosophers and historians, is that nominalism, as it became widespread in Protestant theology, led to the Enlightenment, disenchantment, and the scientific revolution.”

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Etymology

From dis- + enchantment. In the social sciences sense a calque of German Entzauberung, as used by sociologist Max Weber.

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