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disenchanted
adjective /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtʃɑːn.tɪd/
/-ˈtʃæn.t̬ɪd/ Definition
› no longer believing in the value of something, especially having learned of the problems with it: Many voters have become disenchanted with the government.Feeling sad and unhappy disenchantment
/-ˈtʃɑːnt.mənt/
/-ˈtʃænt.mənt/ noun [U] › There is (a) growing disenchantment with the way the country/school/club is being run.Disappointing yourself and others
/-ˈtʃænt.mənt/ noun [U] › There is (a) growing disenchantment with the way the country/school/club is being run.Disappointing yourself and others(Definition of disenchanted adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (down) in the dumps idiom
- a dog's life idiom
- a long face idiom
- be cut up idiom
- be down in the mouth idiom
- be in a funk idiom
- distressed adjective
- doleful adjective
- dour adjective
- downcast adjective (UNHAPPY)
- downhearted adjective
- lugubrious adjective
- martyred adjective
- maudlin adjective
- melancholic adjective
- moody adjective
- upset adjective (WORRIED)
- woe is me idiom
- woebegone adjective
- woeful adjective (SAD)
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