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disenchantment

di·senc·hant·ment

UK/ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt/ US/ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃæntmənt/ uncommon

noun

1.

freeing from false belief or illusions

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Origin

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

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