as in to disabuse
to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes
we were disillusioned when we saw how the movie star acted in real life
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Recent Examples of disillusion
Colin Bedell, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
World leaders must meet the challenge or risk fueling despair and disillusion.
—Juan Manuel Santos, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
Terry Collins, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Yiddish has also attracted young speakers who are disillusioned with Israel and Zionism.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
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Verb
Neptune is the planet of spiritual ideals, creativity, disillusion, and divinity.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
World leaders must meet the challenge or risk fueling despair and disillusion.
—Juan Manuel Santos, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
Residents who surveyed the damage and vandalism were disillusioned by what unfolded in their city and feared what might come next.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Yiddish has also attracted young speakers who are disillusioned with Israel and Zionism.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disillusion
Verb
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But my more seasoned friends disabused me of that notion.—
Anonymous,
Vogue,
10 May 2025
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To do this, the U.S. policymakers must first disabuse themselves of the notion that there can be a neat line drawn between what happens within Yemen and what happens in the Red Sea or the broader region, particularly in the Gulf.—
April Longley Alley,
Foreign Affairs,
9 May 2025
Verb
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This is otherwise a plodding, disenchanting experience that adds some more roaring dinosaurs in exchange for any memorable characters or narrative stakes.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2025
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Massive losses on its streaming platform and battles with authorities in Florida had disenchanted investors.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Despite the downturn and uncertainty about the future, linear networks continue to throw off significant cash with a sheer tonnage of content that continues to support the overall ecosystem.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
8 July 2025
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But with so much uncertainty hanging over consumer brands and over consumer spending right now, Prime Day 2025 feels like the most unpredictable Prime Day ever.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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“Disillusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disillusion. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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