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disillusion 1 of 2

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
He has been disillusioned for some time and has desired a move away but that knee complaint scuppered his chances in January and are likely to limit them going forward. — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 That came after countries including France and Germany stepped up efforts to attract students disillusioned with the prospect of a US education. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
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
  • Analysts cited by the Los Angeles Times described Latino shifts toward Trump as reflecting disillusionment with Democrats’ economic and immigration messaging, rather than a durable ideological conversion to Trumpism.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Campus protests, organized by 20-something college students, have come to define young Americans’ growing disillusionment.
    — Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 16 Sep. 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
  • The main question marks now surround the centre-back position and the right-sided No 10 role should Sarr’s disenchantment at being denied a move away affect his performances.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The red notebook, written in flatter, grayer prose, is about her time in the British Communist Party and her ultimate disenchantment with it.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of disenchantment
Noun
  • That adds to the uncertainty about the future balance of the five-network pool.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Zak Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock markets remain volatile as investors weigh uncertainty in the Middle East, rising interest rates and concerns about the artificial intelligence (AI) trade.
    — TipRanks Staff, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of uncertainty

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“Disillusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disillusion. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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