DISABUSING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

disabusing

verb

present participle of disabuse

as in disillusioning

to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes let me disabuse you of your foolish notions

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Recent Examples of disabusing This is also why disabusing new believers of such opinions can feel like plucking shell fragments from a cooking omelet. — Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

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And what seemed most probably was a blip ultimately dominoed into the disillusioning 2025 season that will come to a merciful end on Sunday in Las Vegas.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2026
Italy’s established political parties failed to respond effectively to the crisis, disillusioning voters.

— ERIK JONES, Foreign Affairs, 21 Sep. 2022

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Last week, authorities ordered the evacuation of almost 60,000 people near the city of Bordeaux, whose vineyards produce approximately 700 million bottles of wine per year, according to investment advising firm Vineyards Bordeaux.

— Martina Di Licosa, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Minnesota's own billing guidance acknowledges this directly, advising providers to verify billing details with each MCO individually.

— Valerie Cerra, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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Abernathy Greenway Park walk with Trees Atlanta Take a walk through the park with a Trees Atlanta docent, who will teach simple tricks for telling trees apart and share stories about why trees are important and how to protect them.

— Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
But that, according to the Florida Bar, did not absolve Gonzalez of his decision to dismiss the case in the first place without telling his client, a Miami resident.

— Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

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