disillusion
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1dis·il·lu·sion
noun \ˌdis-ə-ˈlü-zhən\Definition of DISILLUSION
: the condition of being disenchanted
First Known Use of DISILLUSION
1591
Rhymes with DISILLUSION
2disillusion
transitive verbdis·il·lu·sioneddis·il·lu·sion·ing \-ˈlü-zhə-niŋ\
Definition of DISILLUSION
: to free from illusion; also : to cause to lose naive faith and trust
— dis·il·lu·sion·ment \-ˈlü-zhən-mənt\ noun
Examples of DISILLUSION
- Working at that store for six months was enough to disillusion me about retail work.
- <we were disillusioned when we saw how the movie star acted in real life>
First Known Use of DISILLUSION
1855
Related to DISILLUSION
- Synonyms
- disabuse, disenchant, undeceive
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