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disenchantment

/dɪsɪnˈtʃæntmənt/dih-sin-CHANT-muhnt
/dɪsɪnˈtʃæntmənt/dih-sin-CHANT-muhnt

Meaninga breaking of a spell

Common meaning: disappointment after losing an illusion

‘apart, away’ + ‘in, into’ + ‘to sing’ → disenchantment

Journey through time

  1. Latincanō / cantō‘to sing’
  2. Frenchenchanter
  3. Englishdisenchantment‘disappointment after losing an illusion’ · today

dis- also in: disarmdiscerndiscorddisdaindisgust

en- also in: enjoyenvoyendureenergyenzyme

chant also in: recantdescantdisenchant

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin canō / cantō ‘to sing’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry canō / cantō, p. 281 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

descantdisenchantenchantrecant

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