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as in frustrated
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as in cynical
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as in disenchanted
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 disillusioned
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
The disillusioned 32% aren’t angry in the abstract.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
Our research shows that employees actually have more mixed feelings about hybrid work, with some becoming disillusioned.
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Alanah Mitchell,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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Adjective
Kevan Harris, an associate professor of sociology at UCLA who has studied the Iranian diaspora, said some of the ardently monarchist Iranians became disillusioned and demobilized when the war’s initial objective of regime change failed.
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Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
The disillusioned 32% aren’t angry in the abstract.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Verb
In fact, the tax relief in the governor’s proposal would still benefit wealthy homeowners, and DeSantis has touted Florida as a safe haven for billionaires disillusioned with liberal strongholds like California and New York.
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Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
Our research shows that employees actually have more mixed feelings about hybrid work, with some becoming disillusioned.
—
Alanah Mitchell,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disillusioned
Adjective
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Yet many leaders remain frustrated.
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Goldman, who has been repeatedly slammed by Lander on the issue, was clearly frustrated and upset, saying that the AIPAC attack could lead to more antisemitism.
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Traditionally cynical and perceptive commentators—not to mention a lot of tired citizens—found themselves, in some accounts, overcome by an unexpected wave of patriotic sentimentality that washed away, at least for a moment, their gnawing doubts.
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Heston is at his most gleefully cynical as Robert Thorn, a police detective who lives and works in a New York City decimated by environmental deterioration and dwindling resources.
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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.
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Many groups want to spur midterm turnout among Black voters, and others are disenchanted with white conservatives' maneuvers in racially diverse places.
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The crowd erupted into cheers after each goal, with disappointed sighs following the two that were overturned.
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Were the children subjected to the marshmallow test allowed to pursue such gratifying delights, or would merely touching the treats have demonstrated their surrender to short-termism, causing the psychologist who gazed at them through a peephole to return, disappointed?
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Recent polls show majority of voters are pessimistic about the economy and a lasting peace deal with Iran.
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Despite this, the staff report from the meeting expressed a pessimistic financial outlook for the town.
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This Penelope is knowing, gossipy, disabused.
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Only when he was disabused of that notion, the source said, would the team’s fortunes change.
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Fresh eyes on an unfulfilled assignment generated leads that lesser repo guys never saw.
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For Lincoln and King, the Declaration functions as both a sacred text and an unfulfilled promise.
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The philosophy-minded writer, apart from being generally (and characteristically) misanthropic, was making a profound point.
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Wealthy, misanthropic and obsessive-compulsive, Melvin Udall, played by Jack Nicholson, develops an unlikely bond with Carol, a waitress portrayed by Helen Hunt.
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“Disillusioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disillusioned. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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