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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
For a time, their actions inspired many climate and environmental activists who were disillusioned with nonviolence. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 That has disillusioned British voters and to a great extent radicalized them and pushed them away from the traditional big parties—Labour and Conservatives—to new and more radical parties. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Noun
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 Common explanations for an exit from the public eye include retirement, health issues, family obligations, and disillusion with the nature of fame. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for disillusion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disillusion
  1. disabuse
  2. disillusionment
  3. disenchant
  4. disenchantment
  5. uncertainty
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  • 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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  • Now, with aftershocks still rattling damaged cities and thousands of people displaced, some analysts warn the government’s handling of the disaster may be accelerating public disillusionment with the Chavista power structure.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
  • Debate over Arnold’s motivation also still occurs, with some pointing to his own disillusionment with how the war was progressing.
    — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026
Definition of disillusionment
Verb
  • 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
  • Many groups want to spur midterm turnout among Black voters, and others are disenchanted with white conservatives' maneuvers in racially diverse places.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Definition of disenchant
Noun
  • 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
  • The appeal for young people, experts say, seems to be twofold — a disenchantment with other institutions and with the growing loneliness of life lived on social media, together with a church that, starting with Pope Francis, has focused less on doctrine and more on social justice.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 June 2026
Definition of disenchantment
Noun
  • Adding to the uncertainty, Congress allowed Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire last year, which caused insurance premiums to spike for millions more people.
    — Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • This work of checking in on team members or translating ambiguity, especially during periods of uncertainty, has been dubbed the empathy or care tax.
    — Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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