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verb

Definition of disillusionnext
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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disillusion

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noun

as in disillusionment

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Recent Examples of disillusion
Verb
Feldstein told me that his time in prison was disillusioning. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 But the reality of what the fund has become has left those same leaders disillusioned, Daniel Payne reports. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026
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The lyrics explored longing and disillusion, marking a thematic change for the band. — Sophie Williams, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025 Diminishing political and social returns — ideas that start from good intentions only to end in frustration and disillusion — seem to plague most attempts at addressing America’s structural problems, which remain and persist. — Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disillusion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disillusion
  1. disabuse
  2. disillusionment
  3. disenchant
  4. disenchantment
  5. uncertainty
Verb
  • If anything, the industry needs to disabuse itself of the notion that simply meeting guests’ expectations is a failure and embrace the value of reasonable hospitality.
    — Adam Reiner, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Monday’s slightly shorter ride to Guthrie Center packed in 3,572 feet, the most climbing of the week and enough to disabuse anyone still clinging to the fiction that Iowa is flat.
    — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 25 July 2026
Definition of disabuse
Noun
  • After his father’s death, French philosopher Eribon’s trip to his hometown catalyzes a profound meditation on the socioeconomic tensions and disillusionment felt by many young French people.
    — Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Such disillusionment does not necessarily represent a permanent shift toward Democrats.
    — Katherine Doyle, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of disillusionment
Verb
  • But the old dispensation was also something like the countryside of his childhood, which experience has disenchanted.
    — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Citizens on both sides of the aisle have become increasingly disenchanted with billionaires spending record sums to influence elections and policy while increasing their own net worths and driving up the cost of living for everyone else.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of disenchant
Noun
  • Earlier demonstrations erupted over mismanagement of a string of public examinations, and broader youth disenchantment with the authorities.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The final piece of the puzzle is customers, whose disenchantment with luxury goods was also caused by the spike in pricing since the pandemic.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of disenchantment
Noun
  • Luxury’s financial uncertainty and fashion’s changing cultural reach are part of the picture, but so is audience fatigue.
    — Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Her final season began with uncertainty over whether labor negotiations would disrupt the league’s schedule.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
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“Disillusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disillusion. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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