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As far as love is concerned, possession, power, fusion and disenchantment are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Zygmunt Bauman

Meaning of "disenchantment" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISENCHANTMENT

disenchantment  [ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISENCHANTMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disenchantment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISENCHANTMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Disenchantment

In social science, disenchantment is the cultural rationalization and devaluation of mysticism apparent in modern society. The concept was borrowed from Friedrich Schiller by Max Weber to describe the character of modernized, bureaucratic, secularized Western society, where scientific understanding is more highly valued than belief, and where processes are oriented toward rational goals, as opposed to traditional society where for Weber "the world remains a great enchanted garden".

Definition of disenchantment in the English dictionary

The definition of disenchantment in the dictionary is a state of disappointment or disillusionment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISENCHANTMENT


anointment
əˈnɔɪntmənt
apartment
əˈpɑːtmənt
appointment
əˈpɔɪntmənt
attaintment
əˈteɪntmənt
confrontment
kɒnˈfrʌntmənt
contentment
kənˈtentmənt
department
dɪˈpɑːtmənt
disappointment
ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt
discontentment
ˌdɪskənˈtɛntmənt
enchantment
ɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt
investment
ɪnˈvɛstmənt
miscontentment
ˌmɪskənˈtentmənt
ointment
ˈɔɪntmənt
presentment
prɪˈzɛntmənt
reappointment
ˌriːəˈpɔɪntmənt
recountment
rɪˈkaʊntmənt
relentment
rɪˈlɛntmənt
representment
ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntmənt
resentment
rɪˈzɛntmənt
statement
ˈsteɪtmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISENCHANTMENT

disenable
disenablement
disenchain
disenchant
disenchanted
disenchanter
disenchantingly
disenchantress
disenclose
disencumber
disencumberment
disencumbrance
disendow
disendower
disendowment
disenfranchise
disenfranchised
disenfranchisement
disengage
disengaged

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISENCHANTMENT

adjustment
advertisement
allotment
assortment
commitment
compartment
cost-of-living adjustment
enactment
enlistment
fire department
fitment
foreign investment
graphic design department
indictment
one-room apartment
police department
recruitment
service department
State Department
studio apartment
the treatment

Synonyms and antonyms of disenchantment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISENCHANTMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disenchantment» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of disenchantment

Translation of «disenchantment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISENCHANTMENT

Find out the translation of disenchantment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disenchantment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disenchantment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

希望幻灭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desencanto
570 millions of speakers

English

disenchantment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोहभंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خيبة الأمل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разочарование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

descontentamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

disenchantment
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désillusion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekecewaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ernüchterung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

幻滅
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

환멸
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disenchantment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hết mê muội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மயக்கமும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भ्रमनिरास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düş kırıklığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disillusione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozczarowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розчарування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezamăgire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απογοήτευση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontnugtering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

disenchantment
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

disenchantment
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disenchantment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISENCHANTMENT»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISENCHANTMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disenchantment

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3 QUOTES WITH «DISENCHANTMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disenchantment.
1
Zygmunt Bauman
As far as love is concerned, possession, power, fusion and disenchantment are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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Jean-Paul Sartre
Like all dreamers, I mistook disenchantment for truth.
3
Max Weber
The fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and intellectualization and, above all, by the disenchantment of the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISENCHANTMENT»

Discover the use of disenchantment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disenchantment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Disenchantment of the World: A Political History of Religion
This text reinterprets the modern West's development in terms of mankind's relationship to religion.
Marcel Gauchet, 1999
2
The Disenchantment of Secular Discourse
Steven Smith argues that this diagnosis has the matter backwards: it is not primarily religion but rather the strictures of secular rationalism that have drained our modern discourse of force and authenticity.
Steven Douglas Smith, 2010
3
Disenchantment
Disenchantment was one of the first books written after the First World War to express a sense of liberal disillusionment with the way the war had been conducted.
C. E. Montague, 2011
4
The Disenchantment of the Orient: Expertise in Arab Affairs ...
"This is a brilliant book that challenges basic assumptions of Orientalism and Orientalists in general, and of studies of Israeli society in particular.
Gil Eyal, 2006
5
The Limits of Disenchantment: Essays on Contemporary ...
In this book Peter Dews explores some of the most urgent problems confronting contemporary European thought: the status of the subject after postmodernism, the ethical and existential dimensions of critical theory, the encounter between ...
Peter Dews, 1995
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Vision and Disenchantment: Blake's Songs and Wordsworth's ...
A challenging and persuasive interpretation of poems too often seen as part of a coherent and accepted literary tradition.
Heather Glen, 1983
7
Adorno: Disenchantment and Ethics
Provides the first account in any language of the ethical theory latent in Adorno's writings.
J. M. Bernstein, 2001
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A Discourse on Disenchantment: Reflections on Politics and ...
The Disenchantment of Nature It should be noted at the outset that there are relatively few places in Weber's collected works where he speaks explicitly of the phenomenon of disenchantment in general, let alone of the disenchantment of ...
Gilbert G. Germain, 1993
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The Language of Disenchantment: Protestant Literalism and ...
The Language of Disenchantment explores how Protestant ideas about language inspired British colonial critiques of Hindu mythological, ritual, linguistic, and legal traditions.
Robert A. Yelle, 2012
10
Land of Disenchantment: Latina/o Identities and ...
Contradicting the popular notion of New Mexico as the "Land of Enchantment," a fusion of race, landscape, architecture, and food into a romanticized commodity, Trujillo probes beneath the surface to reveal the causes of social dysfunction ...
Michael L. Trujillo, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISENCHANTMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disenchantment is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hate-Filled Zone: The racist roots of a Northwest secession …
The annexation of Texas from Mexico planted the seed, the short-lived Bear Flag Republic of California, as well as disenchantment on the part ... «Crosscut, Jul 15»
2
Honouring Constitutional promises - Reflecting On The Law | The …
If the root causes of dissent and disenchantment are addressed, this Federal union can survive the challenging decades ahead. Shad Faruqi is ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
3
How can Tunisia overcome hurdles? | GulfNews.com
... protesters repeatedly highlight that the best way to effectively address disenchantment and simmering anger is to empower ordinary men and ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
4
New ASU research highlights some interesting side-effects of …
to socialize with people halfway around the world in online communities who are all too ready to take advantage of their disenchantment in ... «Arizona State University, Jul 15»
5
Probe into 1MDB allegations cranks up, offices raided, Government …
"That's a big worry given the groundswell of disenchantment right now. It's a delicate situation - one that has to be managed urgently," said an ... «THE BUSINESS TIMES, Jul 15»
6
Apple's App Store could take a lesson from Apple Music on the …
This Gift From The Genes allows us to smell manipulation behind the pretense of impartiality, hence the disenchantment and possible legal ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
7
Text your say: Rights committee to involve TNI, police
... the police won't put police in jail, the military won't put military in jail, and the committee will only leave us with an enormous disenchantment. «Jakarta Post, Jul 15»
8
Why Paul Little's reign of error at crisis club Essendon must end
Essendon lurched from one public relations exercise to the next, but no amount of spin could hide the disenchantment of Paddy Ryder ... «The Age, Jul 15»
9
A paler shade of pink wine | Lifestyle | taosnews.com
So it was with great excitement, followed by great disenchantment, that I tasted the following two wines. 2014 Saint-Aix Coteaux ... «taosnews, Jul 15»
10
How to Fix Orthodox Conversion in America
The disenchantment that I have experienced since [this scandal broke] Erev Sukkot has been incredibly depressing. I want to love Jewish life ... «Forward, Jul 15»

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