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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
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
But researchers have been growing disillusioned with them.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
Much of the New Left, disillusioned with electoral politics after the fiasco of the Democratic Convention in Chicago, went back to the land.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry and Mark Ruffalo star in a movie about an elusive thief who is eyeing his final score and encounters a disillusioned insurance broker at her own crossroads.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
But researchers have been growing disillusioned with them.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
Perhaps this is the new normal for a luxury industry in flux, transformed by economic headwinds, a quickening innovation cycle, and a young generation of consumers disillusioned with the status quo.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
Much of the New Left, disillusioned with electoral politics after the fiasco of the Democratic Convention in Chicago, went back to the land.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disillusioned
Adjective
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But some may feel frustrated not to have more closure over what happened to one major character, who literally goes missing, launching a manhunt, around two-thirds into the film.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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Other polling indicates that Democrats are deeply frustrated with their party.—
Linley Sanders,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Critics have accused the company’s AI researcher, co-founder, and CEO, Dario Amodei, of a cynical attempt to block competition.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Houellebecq is a famously cynical figure, and an odd bedfellow for Dreher.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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American workers are disenchanted, depressed and frustrated.—
Chris Tomlinson,
Houston Chronicle,
5 Feb. 2026
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For more than 15 years, independents have made up the largest group of voters, as Americans have grown increasingly disenchanted with the two-party system.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But obviously, a little disappointed.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Feb. 2026
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Rightly disappointed, Warren wasn’t entirely terrified.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Recent economic data offered a buoyant picture of the US economy, even if many Americans remain pessimistic.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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That leaves plenty of room for investors’ imaginations—both optimistic and pessimistic—to run wild.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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There is no shortage of opportunities for children, particularly Black and brown ones, to be disabused of their fantasies.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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And the refusal to be disabused by data suggests a deep instinct that vaccination in general is just too unnatural to be trusted — a very human impulse, clearly, but not one that can guide public health.—
Ross Douthat,
Mercury News,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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For instance, gigs listed on the platform required a human to pick up a package from a certain spot but remained unfulfilled for two days, even after 30 humans were willing to do it.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Difficulties with price-shopping These aspirations have been unfulfilled for a few reasons, researchers and industry insiders say.—
Darius Tahir,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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By the end of the year, Alfred Tennyson, lately miserable, misanthropic, semi-broke, and semi-feral, had been made the Poet Laureate of England.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Trilogy is disturbing and alluring, with its ghostly production and chillingly misanthropic undercurrent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Disillusioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disillusioned. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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