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
And the refusal to be disabused by data suggests a deep instinct that vaccination in general is just too unnatural to be trusted — a very human impulse, clearly, but not one that can guide public health.
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Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Indeed, if anyone thought the entertainment business’ bloodletting was over after last year’s series of layoffs, Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros. Discovery disabused them of that notion in recent days.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
But my more seasoned friends disabused me of that notion.
—Anonymous, Vogue, 10 May 2025
Those who felt that part one would have been better suited to a television series will find little to disabuse them of that notion in this installment, which intercuts among its disparate characters and story strands even more rapidly.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
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Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Indeed, if anyone thought the entertainment business’ bloodletting was over after last year’s series of layoffs, Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros. Discovery disabused them of that notion in recent days.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
But my more seasoned friends disabused me of that notion.
—Anonymous, Vogue, 10 May 2025
Those who felt that part one would have been better suited to a television series will find little to disabuse them of that notion in this installment, which intercuts among its disparate characters and story strands even more rapidly.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disabuse
Verb
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After that show, he got disillusioned with the music industry and retrained as an animator.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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The youth of ’91 were disillusioned after Ravalomanana.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ellison has made a series of C-level hires since the deal closed, including Makan Delrahim, who advised Skydance on its acquisition of Paramount Global, as chief legal officer; former Meta exec Dane Glasgow as chief product officer; and Roku’s Jay Askinasi as chief revenue officer.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
18 Oct. 2025
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Experts still advise moderation—about 8 ounces a day—since too much can add unnecessary sugar to your diet.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tom Curran, energy technology analyst with Seaport Research Partners, told Fortune the power opportunity is an emerging bright spot in an industry suffering through a slump.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Joanne can tell there’s trouble when the woman who may one day become her sister-in-law shows up to a double date with bangs.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Reporters Mithil Aggarwal, Janhvi Bhojwani and Jay Ganglani dove into both protests where young people disenchanted by corruption and a lack of jobs took to the streets to demand radical economic and political reforms.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
16 Sep. 2025
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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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“Disabuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disabuse. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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