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
Mary Crossan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
World leaders must meet the challenge or risk fueling despair and disillusion.
—Juan Manuel Santos, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2025
Additionally, the general public came to mistrust and reject nuclear energy projects, further disillusioned by the Three Mile Island disaster.
—Time, 15 July 2025
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Verb
These leaders pose a significant risk, disillusion us the most, and undercut the argument that character is essential to success.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
World leaders must meet the challenge or risk fueling despair and disillusion.
—Juan Manuel Santos, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
Inside ministries, security services, and even state-run media, there are officials who are disillusioned.
—Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2025
Additionally, the general public came to mistrust and reject nuclear energy projects, further disillusioned by the Three Mile Island disaster.
—Time, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disillusion
Verb
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The 12-day war will do nothing to disabuse them of that notion.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Sep. 2025
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By a similar token, that stark visual language — complicated by Zhao’s stately framing and related inclination toward surveillance-like interior shots that suggest the presence of a ghost looking down — helps to disabuse the drama of any potential staginess.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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However, the growing social media discussion suggests a broader disillusionment among young people.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Nuno’s remarks came after The Athletic reported a row with Edu, the club’s transfer guru and Arsenal’s former sporting director, was at the heart of his disillusionment.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The volume’s power lies in its relentless impulse toward disenchantment.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
9 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Indeed, multiple reports have painted the generation as disenchanted with the dating scene.—
Chloe Berger,
SELF,
18 Aug. 2025
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The industry’s changing priorities and shaky quality assurance have left her disenchanted by the business.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For many Americans, the introduction of opaque algorithms adds another layer of uncertainty.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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A lot can change by 2026, especially with so much uncertainty in the economy and global affairs.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Disillusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disillusion. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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