dis·il·lu·sion
ˌdis-ə-ˈlü-zhən 
: the condition of being disenchanted : the condition of being dissatisfied or defeated in expectation or hope
suffered romantic disillusions
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Verb
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
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Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
There is no better tonic, no faster cure for disillusion.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2025
Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Who doesn’t feel on top of the world at 25, and tired and at least a touch disillusioned 30 years later?
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Louis Philippe, the new king of the French, ordered the occupation of Ancona by a French force as a counter to the extension of Austrian power that the new restorations brought with them, and this completed the disillusion of those who had looked to him for help (February 1832).
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
There is no better tonic, no faster cure for disillusion.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2025
Verb
In the final season of Handmaid’s, Lydia grew increasingly disillusioned by the hypocrisy of the ruling class of Commanders, who do not live up to Gilead’s religious ideals.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Who doesn’t feel on top of the world at 25, and tired and at least a touch disillusioned 30 years later?
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Disillusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disillusion. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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