Disenchantment

[Pref. dis- + enchantment: cf. F. désenchantement.]
The act of disenchanting, or state of being disenchanted. Shelton.

Term associated with Weber, for the eradication of values, emotions, traditions, in favour of strict means-end rational calculation. According to Weber this process involves social beings using knowledge for the purpose of controlling the world, although its actual effect may be the confining cage of bureaucratic management.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: freeing from false belief or illusions
  Synonyms: disillusion, disillusionment

Disenchantment (Entzauberung) in social sciences refers to the devaluation of mysticism. The concept was introduced by Max Weber to describe the character of modernized, secularized society, where scientific understanding is more highly valued than belief.

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