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
John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
His spouse is perilously close to beginning an affair with the best man at their wedding, now one of his authors, a war poet disillusioned by violence and fanaticism.
—Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 30 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
One of the primary reasons why Kamala Harris got thumped in the election is that a number of the Democratic Party’s core constituencies have grown disillusioned with the party and drifted rightward over the past several years.
—John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
His spouse is perilously close to beginning an affair with the best man at their wedding, now one of his authors, a war poet disillusioned by violence and fanaticism.
—Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 30 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
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Some of our most important protections have been implemented while acknowledging scientific uncertainty.—
David Michaels,
The Atlantic,
20 July 2025
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The recent exit of Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has added a layer of uncertainty to Verstappen's future with the team, despite his contract lasting until the end of 2028.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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“Disillusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disillusion. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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