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Recent Examples of disillusionment
The comments come against a backdrop of what researchers describe as deepening disillusionment among younger investors and rising mistrust in wealth management institutions.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Leo urged them to look beyond the poverty and disillusionment many experience and instead look to the future with hope.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
Much of the love for cyberdecks is a result of disillusionment with the state of modern technology.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026
But there’s nothing anyone could say to break his disillusionment with the business, and all the attention that comes with it.
—Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
Jame, Jamie, Jaimee Evelyn Throughout the centuries, there have been many outstanding Evelyns, but Evelyn Waugh, an author who fought with valor in World War Two, also penned numerous novels about the disillusionment of war.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026
September 11th and the wars that followed were the occasion for disillusionment with the Democratic establishment; Obama’s first Presidential campaign offered a glimpse of an alternative, followed by further disillusionment.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
Infiniti lets us in on Agnes’ mounting disillusionment in small doses hinting at pain and, possibly, rage (add Carrie to the underdeveloped influences).
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Ashley Monroe releases a stirring declaration on disillusionment with the Nashville music industry, while Amy Grant and Ruby Amanfu team up for an anthem calling for unity, empathy and love.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026
Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Leo urged them to look beyond the poverty and disillusionment many experience and instead look to the future with hope.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
Much of the love for cyberdecks is a result of disillusionment with the state of modern technology.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026
But there’s nothing anyone could say to break his disillusionment with the business, and all the attention that comes with it.
—Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
Jame, Jamie, Jaimee Evelyn Throughout the centuries, there have been many outstanding Evelyns, but Evelyn Waugh, an author who fought with valor in World War Two, also penned numerous novels about the disillusionment of war.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026
September 11th and the wars that followed were the occasion for disillusionment with the Democratic establishment; Obama’s first Presidential campaign offered a glimpse of an alternative, followed by further disillusionment.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
Infiniti lets us in on Agnes’ mounting disillusionment in small doses hinting at pain and, possibly, rage (add Carrie to the underdeveloped influences).
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Ashley Monroe releases a stirring declaration on disillusionment with the Nashville music industry, while Amy Grant and Ruby Amanfu team up for an anthem calling for unity, empathy and love.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disillusionment
Noun
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Public disenchantment with that attitude is visible among his own supporters.—
Josh Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Public disenchantment with that attitude is visible among his own supporters.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The atmosphere is one of discontent and distraction.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Pennsylvania Democrat has been an enthusiastic supporter of Operation Epic Fury, even as his party pins much of its hopes on a November blowout in the Midterms on harnessing popular discontent against the war.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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 28 Apr. 2026.
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