English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Disenchantment Pronunciation
Disenchantment is pronounced di-sin-CHANT-muhnt, IPA /dɪsɪnˈtʃæntmənt/.
di-sin-CHANT-muhnt
US /dɪsɪnˈtʃæntmənt/ · UK /ˌdɪsɛnˈtʃɑːntmənt/
Syllables: di · sin · CHANT · muhnt (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The feeling of losing your illusions about something you once admired.
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Disenchantment in a Sentence
- There is a growing disenchantment with the whole process.
- His disenchantment set in during the second year.
- The essay traces her disenchantment with the party.
Common Mispronunciations of Disenchantment
Not DI-sin-chant-muhnt
The beat is on CHANT, the third of four syllables, with everything before it light.
Not di-sen-CHANT-meh-nuhnt
The ending is a single weak muhnt. Adding a vowel inside it invents a syllable.
Tip: British speakers use the broad ah of father in the chant syllable, and Americans the flat a of cat.
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