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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
Flehinger said that many of her peers who support Platner are disillusioned. — Margie Cullen, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Voters say they are disillusioned Platner’s campaigned galvanized hundreds of volunteers around the state. — Kimberlee Kruesi, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 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
  • Despite my best efforts to disabuse the literary world of its witchy ideas about my favorite writer, the gothy teen who first fell in love with Sylvia’s work in the 90s still lives inside of me.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
  • This Penelope is knowing, gossipy, disabused.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
Definition of disabuse
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  • Many British gender critical feminists also frame their politics as born from disillusionment with the left.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
  • However, coercion and the constant specter of war have also fed disillusionment and conflict fatigue.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of disillusionment
Verb
  • If Daniels decides to litigate the matter, other former college stars who are disenchanted by their alma mater for one reason or another could similarly try to stop their schools from using their NIL.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In a time when so many are disenchanted with medicine, Kimberly Lomis, a surgeon and vice president of medical education innovations at the American Medical Association, sees opportunity.
    — Spencer Dorn, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of disenchant
Noun
  • 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
  • In between languid lake swims and sensual forest escapades, old crushes surface and new anxieties rear their heads in this deft portrait of millennial disenchantment.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 20 June 2026
Definition of disenchantment
Noun
  • Analysts say the shift could reshape Africa’s automotive industry by creating jobs, developing local supply chains and accelerating adoption of electric vehicles, although weak infrastructure and policy uncertainty remain significant obstacles.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • If insurance falls short, the third line involves strategic litigation defense, aiming to settle cases early to minimize costs and uncertainty.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
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