disenchantment
disenchantment Lexical Profile
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A feeling of disappointment about someone or something previously respected or admired; disillusionment.
"Widespread economic stagnation led to growing public disenchantment with the ruling party."
In sociology and philosophy, the cultural rationalization and devaluation of mysticism, magic, and traditional belief systems in modern society.
"Max Weber argued that the rise of scientific inquiry brought about the disenchantment of the modern world."
The act of freeing someone or something from a magical spell or illusion.
"In the final chapter of the fairy tale, a single drop of spring water brings about the prince's disenchantment."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Middle French désenchantement, meaning the breaking of a magical spell, derived ultimately from Latin incantare ('to chant a magic formula'). In the early 20th century, German sociologist Max Weber popularized the concept (as Entzauberung) to describe the secularization and rationalization of modern society.