disenchantment

IPA: dɪsɪntʃˈæntmʌnt

The act of disenchanting or the state of being disenchanted.
Freeing from false belief or illusions.
(in particular, social sciences) The devaluation of religion or mysticism apparent in modern society.

Examples of "disenchantment" in Sentences

Or possibly her disenchantment was a result of her deteriorating personal life.
The disenchantment is rooted in national economic policies that were framed decades ago.
Based on Urbana's calculations, for every two ACORN members who continue to support the organization, one has quit in disenchantment.
Van Dyk called disenchantment with South Africa's foreign policy and uncertainty of what effect it will have "a major factor in the weakening of the rand."
But his mood, that current of fretful optimism alternating with a cavernous disenchantment, is more or less unchanged: “I don’t know if this makes me a bad person or whatever, but it’s hard for me to get interested in other people’s vacations.”
Lost respect for the police; I think that you might find the disenchantment is with your senior officers, who appear to have brain removal surgery, when attending senior officer’s training courses. on April 15, 2009 at 6: 12 pm | Reply thespecialone
We are not talking of me, however -- but because of this, which in me you call disenchantment, I am able to understand mamma's wish to leave society, all the more because, if I were in her position, all homage, show, luxury, amusements would for me be as impossible as they are for her.