Difference between Enlightened and Disenchanted

What is the difference between Enlightened and Disenchanted?

Enlightened as a verb is to supply with light. while Disenchanted as a verb is (of a person) to free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion.

Enlightened

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: educated or informed Made aware of something Freed from illusion Exceedingly wise

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Someone who has been introduced to the mysteries of some activity, religion especially Buddhism

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To supply with light.

Example sentence: The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.

Disenchanted

Part of speech: verb

Definition: (of a person) To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion.

Example sentence: When I started off in music, I started with a real innocence, a real love for the instrument, the writing the songs, the playing the songs and the sharing and the recording and experimenting. It was exciting. Then, this thing called success came, and something happened at some point where I became disenchanted, and I lost the innocence.

We hope you now know whether to use Enlightened or Disenchanted in your sentence.

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