disillusionment

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Recent Examples of disillusionment Arguments, a lack of trust, disillusionment, drugs, alcohol, all of it became too difficult to contain. — Annarita Briganti, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026 Growing voter disillusionment with AI is driving a regulatory push in the US ahead of midterm elections, though the White House has so far shown little interest. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026 But disillusionment doesn’t always turn into action, according to Grenier. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 Oct. 2026 Caught between fantasy and disillusionment, Fernanda grapples with a world far more complex than her dreams. — Ed Meza, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026 These experiences showed us that love and faith, in many forms, was another way young people tried to respond to uncertainty and disillusionment. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 And disillusionment was growing with the Haitian-American pastor whom the men had initially backed to replace the president. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026 Aryan Kajaniya, a 21-year-old philosophy student, said the dispute reflected a broader disillusionment among young Indians with the country’s political system. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 Such disillusionment does not necessarily represent a permanent shift toward Democrats. — Katherine Doyle, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
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  1. disenchantment
  2. discontent
  3. discontentment
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  • Again, that hopefully will yield a debut album that fully captures her generation’s campy disenchantment and roiling vulnerability.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • To take such a thing seriously in this age of nihilism and disenchantment betrays a person as potentially unserious, someone committed to abstraction, to feeling over logic and material reality.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of disenchantment
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  • Today's top stories Rising prices and stagnant wages fueled frustration during this week's midterm elections, prompting voters to express their discontent at the ballot box.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Nationwide strikes were due to take place on Thursday, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to join demonstrations voicing discontent with the rising cost of living.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of discontent
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 9 Nov. 2026.

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