as in to undeceive
to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes
let me disabuse you of your foolish notions
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Recent Examples of disabuse
Josh tried to disabuse her of the mistaken identity, but the woman wasn’t having it.
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Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Josh tried to disabuse her of the mistaken identity, but the woman wasn’t having it.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
But that warning has done little to disabuse Diet Coke lovers looking for their afternoon caffeine fix.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
We’ve been thoroughly disabused of the notion that consumers want another streaming service.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
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Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Josh tried to disabuse her of the mistaken identity, but the woman wasn’t having it.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
But that warning has done little to disabuse Diet Coke lovers looking for their afternoon caffeine fix.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
We’ve been thoroughly disabused of the notion that consumers want another streaming service.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disabuse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disabuse
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Cuomo’s new ballot line could counter Adams for any voters disillusioned with Democrats and siphon voters away from the progressive Working Families Party line.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 May 2025
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Wealthy beyond imagination, disillusioned beyond repair, Carl Bardolph has spent years watching from the shadows as the tech world churns forward, unimpressed by those who came after him and uninterested in returning.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises residents in areas with excessive heat to wear light clothing, drink lots of water, use their air conditioning and avoid from exerting themselves outside in order to prevent heat exhaustion or heat stroke.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The release advises anyone with further information to contact the North Little Rock Department Tip Line at (501) 680-8439 or Detective Adam Williams at 501-771-7167.—
Parker Mancino,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo told reporters she was caught off guard by the news, and has asked the prosecutor's office to ask the U.S. Department of Justice for more information.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Norman was allegedly dragged about a half-mile up the road before he was eventually ejected from the vehicle, the police told the outlets.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
14 May 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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Sylvester was already disenchanted with the growing inequality in the valley and the environmental cost of all the energy needed to power cryptocurrency, AI and data centers.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Disabuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disabuse. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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