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Recent Examples of disenchantment
In between languid lake swims and sensual forest escapades, old crushes surface and new anxieties rear their heads in this deft portrait of millennial disenchantment.
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Air Mail,
20 June 2026
The appeal for young people, experts say, seems to be twofold — a disenchantment with other institutions and with the growing loneliness of life lived on social media, together with a church that, starting with Pope Francis, has focused less on doctrine and more on social justice.
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ABC News,
1 June 2026
With anthropological specificity, Nadar attends to the duality of enchantment and disenchantment accompanying the introduction and adoption of new technologies.
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Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
Public disenchantment with that attitude is visible among his own supporters.
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Josh Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Public disenchantment with that attitude is visible among his own supporters.
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Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Perhaps a new Death of a Salesman was always going to have an advantage earning our faith, given that its very essence has to do with belief and disenchantment, aspiration and back-breaking despair.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
The Bachelor’snext few years may hinge entirely on its ability to sell romance in an era defined, above all, by disenchantment.
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Shamira Ibrahim,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
Yet, according to many people familiar with the matter, Netflix’s disenchantment is not a recent phenomenon.
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Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
Air Mail,
20 June 2026
The appeal for young people, experts say, seems to be twofold — a disenchantment with other institutions and with the growing loneliness of life lived on social media, together with a church that, starting with Pope Francis, has focused less on doctrine and more on social justice.
—
ABC News,
1 June 2026
With anthropological specificity, Nadar attends to the duality of enchantment and disenchantment accompanying the introduction and adoption of new technologies.
—
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
Public disenchantment with that attitude is visible among his own supporters.
—
Josh Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Public disenchantment with that attitude is visible among his own supporters.
—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Perhaps a new Death of a Salesman was always going to have an advantage earning our faith, given that its very essence has to do with belief and disenchantment, aspiration and back-breaking despair.
—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
The Bachelor’snext few years may hinge entirely on its ability to sell romance in an era defined, above all, by disenchantment.
—
Shamira Ibrahim,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
Yet, according to many people familiar with the matter, Netflix’s disenchantment is not a recent phenomenon.
—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenchantment
Noun
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Now, with aftershocks still rattling damaged cities and thousands of people displaced, some analysts warn the government’s handling of the disaster may be accelerating public disillusionment with the Chavista power structure.
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Debate over Arnold’s motivation also still occurs, with some pointing to his own disillusionment with how the war was progressing.
Noun
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Army of Shadows doesn’t have a TX but the team will be keen to get it out quickly in order to tap into a local and global feeling of political discontent.
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But AfD has long become adept at harnessing discontent with issues well beyond its signature theme of curbing migration, which powered its rise in the mid-2010s.
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“Disenchantment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenchantment. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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