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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Recent Examples of disillusion
Colin Bedell, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
World leaders must meet the challenge or risk fueling despair and disillusion.
—Juan Manuel Santos, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
Rachel Treisman, NPR, 25 June 2025
But since arriving in the United States, Juan has become disillusioned with the opportunities that are actually available to him.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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Verb
Neptune is the planet of spiritual ideals, creativity, disillusion, and divinity.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
World leaders must meet the challenge or risk fueling despair and disillusion.
—Juan Manuel Santos, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
Seth Masket, a politics professor at the University of Denver, says many Democrats — in New York City and beyond — are feeling disillusioned with the party, in the wake of its 2024 election losses and after seeing the response to President Trump.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 25 June 2025
But since arriving in the United States, Juan has become disillusioned with the opportunities that are actually available to him.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disillusion
Verb
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But my more seasoned friends disabused me of that notion.—
Anonymous,
Vogue,
10 May 2025
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To do this, the U.S. policymakers must first disabuse themselves of the notion that there can be a neat line drawn between what happens within Yemen and what happens in the Red Sea or the broader region, particularly in the Gulf.—
April Longley Alley,
Foreign Affairs,
9 May 2025
Verb
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This is otherwise a plodding, disenchanting experience that adds some more roaring dinosaurs in exchange for any memorable characters or narrative stakes.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 July 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
Noun
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Tools are specifically tailored to the experiences of a performer such as getting in and out of character, managing stage fright, and coping with rejection and job uncertainty.—
Cathy Applefeld Olson,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Challenger attributed the rise in CEOs heading for the hills to uncertainty, seismic shifts in tech, and mounting pressure on traditional leadership structures.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Disillusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disillusion. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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