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
Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
Streep will play veteran New York property market journalist Diane Castle who, disillusioned with writing about the wealthy elite, probes a record-breaking sale of a new penthouse and the buyer’s identity for what could be the story of a lifetime.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
These leaders pose a significant risk, disillusion us the most, and undercut the argument that character is essential to success.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Many members, disillusioned over the downsizing, left to join other clubs.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
Streep will play veteran New York property market journalist Diane Castle who, disillusioned with writing about the wealthy elite, probes a record-breaking sale of a new penthouse and the buyer’s identity for what could be the story of a lifetime.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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
These leaders pose a significant risk, disillusion us the most, and undercut the argument that character is essential to success.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disillusion
Verb
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With the holidays fast approaching and heightened prices a top-tier concern for consumers, the administration is also campaigning to disabuse the public of the notion that tariffs are fueling inflation at retail.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Nov. 2025
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But if anything remained of that childhood dream, Platner’s last tour had thoroughly disabused him of it.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The story’s narrator has walked away from the disillusionment of divorce with not just her dignity intact, but also with her voice honed.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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After his disillusionment, Gluck, the primate researcher, retrained as an ethicist.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The cover is a coy reference to the R&B star’s disenchantment with traditional romantic relationships and prioritization of financial and material gain in her dealings with men, an accusation levied upon Anna Nicole Smith regarding her own love life.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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But the path to responsibility leads through disenchantment.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The pastor approaches the line without fully disenchanting; a magician drawing attention to the trick without disowning its power.—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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That speaks to the strength of our campaign and how disenchanted Tennessee voters are with this federal administration.—
Leonardo Feldman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The Change Agent leads with resilience, embraces uncertainty and helps teams move confidently through transformation.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The vast majority of recent prediction markets growth has come from sports betting, a category that has come online only recently due to legal uncertainty.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Disillusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disillusion. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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