disillusionment

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Recent Examples of disillusionment Yet, in The Radiance, the students receive the lion’s share of the scrutiny while their teachers’ vanity and self-interest pass as disillusionment. — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 Analysts cited by the Los Angeles Times described Latino shifts toward Trump as reflecting disillusionment with Democrats’ economic and immigration messaging, rather than a durable ideological conversion to Trumpism. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Campus protests, organized by 20-something college students, have come to define young Americans’ growing disillusionment. — Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026 It’s grown in the years since, as disillusionment with dating apps has risen, loneliness remains pervasive, and a generation raised on screens is sold solutions like AI lovers. — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026 Cruz plays the wife whose disillusionment becomes the story’s emotional core, opposite Bardem as an architect drawn into building a survivalist bunker for a reclusive tech billionaire. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 The incident perfectly illustrates widespread disillusionment with the use of generative AI and how radioactive the topic has become. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026 Many British gender critical feminists also frame their politics as born from disillusionment with the left. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026 However, coercion and the constant specter of war have also fed disillusionment and conflict fatigue. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disillusionment
Noun
  • The final piece of the puzzle is customers, whose disenchantment with luxury goods was also caused by the spike in pricing since the pandemic.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The main question marks now surround the centre-back position and the right-sided No 10 role should Sarr’s disenchantment at being denied a move away affect his performances.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • More than 400 schools were shut in the aftermath of the rallies, which saw thousands of students mobilize to voice their discontent with run-down school buildings, long days and teacher shortages.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In the second, presence comes with its own burdens, its own discontents.
    — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Mbappe almost became the poster boy for general discontentment as Madrid’s season slipped away following the sacking of Xabi Alonso in January.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • However, with the LLC and Fictitious Business Name registrations lapsed, the Ziyadehs had little recourse other than to voice their discontentment.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026

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“Disillusionment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disillusionment. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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