disenchanting
disenchanting adjective: causing one to become disenchanted; disillusioning; making something unattractive. Also the present participle and gerund of disenchant.
Adjective
disenchanting (comparative more disenchanting, superlative most disenchanting)
- Causing one to become disenchanted; disillusioning; making something unattractive.
- The more the player knows that as they plug in and log on they are being played on by a vast technomarketing apparatus, the more disenchanting the virtual experience risks becoming.2003, Stephen Kline, Nick Dyer-Witheford, Greig De Peuter, Digital Play, page 285
- What could be more disenchanting than stores built to look like warehouses—comparatively cold, spare, and inelegant?2005, George Ritzer, Enchanting a Disenchanted World, page 90
Also used as
disenchanting is also the present participle and gerund of disenchant.
Forms of disenchanting
| comparative | more disenchanting |
|---|---|
| superlative | most disenchanting |
Words formed from disenchanting
Questions about disenchanting
- What does disenchanting mean?
- Disenchanting means causing one to become disenchanted; disillusioning; making something unattractive.
- What part of speech is disenchanting?
- Disenchanting is an adjective.
Words near disenchanting in the dictionary
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