disillusioned

adjective

dis·​il·​lu·​sion·​ed ˌdis-ə-ˈlü-zhənd How to pronounce disillusioned (audio)
: having lost faith or trust in something formerly regarded as good or valuable
becoming more and more disillusioned with politics
Overworked, tired, disillusioned, with a shaky marriage, the district attorney finally gets a case that he really wants to prosecute.The New York Times Book Review
The camps grew restive and disillusioned, but refused to give up.Nora Levin
The disillusioned children of troubled marriages suffer from their parents' transgressions long into adulthood.Marianne Gingher

Examples of disillusioned in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After a breakthrough decade in the 1970s where heavy metal captured a different subset of disillusioned listeners than the hippie movement before them, eschewing peace and love for something heavier and darker, many of the heavy metal bands who would endure as greats took stock of their sound. Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024 The disillusioned Chani, who had fought to protect Paul from his dark destiny, is last seen alone in the dunes calling for her sandworm out of town. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2024 Now, as these bitter divisions re-emerge, disillusioned reservists are at the vanguard of movements demanding a political reset, seeking unity and repudiating what many view as extreme polarization. Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024 Estevez said that Ochoa has only paid $30,000, leaving her deeply disillusioned. Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024 The show will chronicle the rise of the 20th president of the United Stares and his assassination in 1881 by a disillusioned former supporter named Charles Guiteau. EW.com, 1 Feb. 2024 Everyone’s Crushed, Water From Your Eyes Nate Amos and Rachel Brown’s wry and disillusioned art-rock feels as indebted to meme accounts as to their historical forebears in Sonic Youth or Pavement. David Renshaw, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2023 Though forgotten today, few people were as absolutely disillusioned with aspects of Alaska as Californian Raymond Lentzsch. David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2023 At the same time, many label executives became disillusioned with the viral chase. Elias Leight, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of disillusioned was in 1858

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“Disillusioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disillusioned. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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