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Recent Examples of disillusionment
True, Shakespeare had added the characters of Touchstone and Jacques, thus mocking the sport of love and misting it in disillusionment; but most of the plot is pure Lodge.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
My mother’s political disillusionment is not unique.
—Jenna Norton, STAT, 12 Mar. 2026
Americans are already feeling the hurt, leading to disillusionment.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
Some Chinese students pursuing their degrees in the United States have brought home stories of disillusionment.
—Lavender Au, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
But after a creeping sense of disillusionment with Beijing’s policies, the 50-year-old made the choice to risk everything – including his own family – and flee to the United States.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
In China, an increasing number of young women are choosing partners generated on demand by AI programs, either in response to the societal pressure of getting married or to avoid the disillusionment brought on by real-world relationships.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Japan has been struggling with a pervasive sense of stagnation and disillusionment born of decades of deflation, wage stagnation, demographic decline and a creeping loss of confidence in the country’s place in the world.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 15 Feb. 2026
But the art of Violette and his cohort tapped into a deeper disillusionment, the kind of corrosive cynicism that pervades a culture in which any sense of possibility for a non-horrifying future has been foreclosed.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
My mother’s political disillusionment is not unique.
—Jenna Norton, STAT, 12 Mar. 2026
Americans are already feeling the hurt, leading to disillusionment.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
Some Chinese students pursuing their degrees in the United States have brought home stories of disillusionment.
—Lavender Au, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
But after a creeping sense of disillusionment with Beijing’s policies, the 50-year-old made the choice to risk everything – including his own family – and flee to the United States.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
In China, an increasing number of young women are choosing partners generated on demand by AI programs, either in response to the societal pressure of getting married or to avoid the disillusionment brought on by real-world relationships.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Japan has been struggling with a pervasive sense of stagnation and disillusionment born of decades of deflation, wage stagnation, demographic decline and a creeping loss of confidence in the country’s place in the world.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 15 Feb. 2026
But the art of Violette and his cohort tapped into a deeper disillusionment, the kind of corrosive cynicism that pervades a culture in which any sense of possibility for a non-horrifying future has been foreclosed.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disillusionment
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The Bachelor’snext few years may hinge entirely on its ability to sell romance in an era defined, above all, by disenchantment.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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Yet, according to many people familiar with the matter, Netflix’s disenchantment is not a recent phenomenon.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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Add that context to the drop-off in performances compared to last season and the final part of the 2023-24 campaign and the discontent makes sense.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Signs of broad discontent among young workers Just about 2 in 10 workers ages 18-34 think now is a good time to find a job, compared to about 4 in 10 workers ages 65 and older who say the same.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Furthermore, some symptoms, such as anxiety, mood changes, trouble sleeping and overall discontentment with life, can persist for three to six months or more following the initial withdrawal period.—
Emma Fenske,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
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Further discontentment also stemmed from Fennell’s general spearheading of the project, given her affinity for the salacious and the fact that the pic is not billed as a modern retelling.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
13 Nov. 2025
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“Disillusionment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disillusionment. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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