Dictionary Definition
disenchantment n : freeing from false belief or
illusions [syn: disillusion, disillusionment]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- the act of disenchanting or the state of being disenchanted
- freeing from
false belief or illusions
- ''Disenchantment with the religion led to a sharp fall in church attendance.
Translations
The act of disenchating or the state of being
disenchanted
Freeing from false belief or illusions
- ttbc French: désenchantement (2)
Extensive Definition
Disenchantment (Entzauberung) in social
sciences refers to the devaluation of mysticism. The concept was
introduced by Max Weber to
describe the character of modernized, secularized society, where scientific
understanding is more highly valued than plain belief. The opposite
is called re-enchantment.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
about-face, awakening, backing, backsliding, ban, blackball, blackballing, complaint, debunking, dim view, disagreement, disappointment, disapprobation, disapproval, discontent, discontentedness,
discontentment,
disesteem, disfavor, disgruntlement, disillusion, disillusionment,
displeasure,
disrespect, dissatisfaction,
dissent, distaste, enlightenment, exclusion, flip-flop, indignation, lapse, low estimation, low
opinion, objection,
opposition, opposure, ostracism, protest, recidivation, recidivism, reclamation, reconversion, regress, regression, rehabilitation, reinstatement, rejection, relapse, restitution, restoration, retrocession, retrogradation, retrogression, retroversion, return, return to reality,
returning, reversal, reverse, reversion, reverting, revulsion, rude awakening,
slipping back, thumbs-down, turn, turnabout, undeception, unhappiness, unspelling