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disenchantments

noun

plural of disenchantment
as in disillusionments

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  1. outrages
  2. hostilities
  3. rages
Noun
  • The liberal list of Republican offenses is long—so long, indeed, that the outrages blur.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Look, of the outrages, these are like the least among them, as far as being upset with the administration, with the president.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 June 2026
Definition of outrages
Noun
  • Carriers have felt more comfortable bringing ultra-large container vessels through the area even with the hostilities in the Middle East lingering.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The bacterium’s hostilities were clear in the outbreak; most of the infected children developed symptoms within four days of the event, much faster than the usual incubation period of 4–10 days.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of hostilities
Noun
  • By defying those distinctions, terrorists reproduce the worst of nature’s rages.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In 1994, Detective Joanne Miller, played by Shailene Woodley, attempts to track Kaczynski down as his bombing spree rages.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of rages
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