disenchantment

Example Sentences

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Mitrokhin claimed his motivation was his profound disenchantment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

"Extremism, radicalism and populism feed off this lack of trust, disinformation, inequalities, disenchantment with the present and doubts about how to face the future."

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

The initial pride felt by most Argentines after the announcement that a fellow countryman would be the first Latin American pope gave way to disenchantment among some over the years.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

The two bonded over their disenchantment with the siloed world of academia and their belief that philosophy can be helpful to more people, if only they studied it.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2024

Nevertheless, and although he himself did not seem to notice it, those letters of recuperation and stimulation were slowly changing into pastoral letters of disenchantment.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez