The feeling of disappointment and loss of faith in something that once seemed wonderful or magical.
From disenchant + -ment; creates a noun describing the emotional state or experience resulting from losing one's illusions.
Historical 'disenchantment' with religion during the Enlightenment sparked the scientific revolution—sociologist Max Weber called this 'the disenchantment of the world,' describing how science replaced magical thinking.
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