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Recent Examples of disillusionment
The story’s narrator has walked away from the disillusionment of divorce with not just her dignity intact, but also with her voice honed.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
After his disillusionment, Gluck, the primate researcher, retrained as an ethicist.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Non-voters Some voters could swing in the direction of not voting at all, with Lake pointing to a swath of reliably blue voters who sat out in 2024 due to disillusionment with both parties.
—Emily Chang, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Young voters are united in disappointment Many young Americans feel a collective sense of disillusionment in the political system, and respondents told NPR that their financial struggles are exacerbating that pain.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
The archetypal trickster reemerged in popular culture in the 1970s, driven by the disillusionment and violence of the Vietnam War era.
—Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Around 60% of Iraq's nearly 46 million citizens are under the age of 30, a demographic that could determine whether the election reinvigorates a stagnant political system or deepens disillusionment.
—Emma Graham, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2025
Following the sudden loss of his partner and filmmaker Lynn Shelton, Maron struggles with grief, disillusionment and a shifting comedy landscape.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
But Neptune retrograde in Aries brings awareness to confusion, fantasy and disillusionment.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
After his disillusionment, Gluck, the primate researcher, retrained as an ethicist.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Non-voters Some voters could swing in the direction of not voting at all, with Lake pointing to a swath of reliably blue voters who sat out in 2024 due to disillusionment with both parties.
—Emily Chang, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Young voters are united in disappointment Many young Americans feel a collective sense of disillusionment in the political system, and respondents told NPR that their financial struggles are exacerbating that pain.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
The archetypal trickster reemerged in popular culture in the 1970s, driven by the disillusionment and violence of the Vietnam War era.
—Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Around 60% of Iraq's nearly 46 million citizens are under the age of 30, a demographic that could determine whether the election reinvigorates a stagnant political system or deepens disillusionment.
—Emma Graham, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2025
Following the sudden loss of his partner and filmmaker Lynn Shelton, Maron struggles with grief, disillusionment and a shifting comedy landscape.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
But Neptune retrograde in Aries brings awareness to confusion, fantasy and disillusionment.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disillusionment
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The cover is a coy reference to the R&B star’s disenchantment with traditional romantic relationships and prioritization of financial and material gain in her dealings with men, an accusation levied upon Anna Nicole Smith regarding her own love life.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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But the path to responsibility leads through disenchantment.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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Now, as the incumbent, fears about the economy have made Trump the face of much of the public’s discontent.—
Josh Boak,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Voters’ discontent with the incumbent president clearly outweighed their doubts about the party out of the White House — continuing a pattern that has become consistent (though rarely discussed) in off-year elections.—
Ronald Brownstein,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Jay expresses his discontentment.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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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,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Disillusionment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disillusionment. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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