disillusionment

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as in disenchantment

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Recent Examples of disillusionment 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 Such seeming futility has bred disillusionment among some of the student body. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 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 After his father’s death, French philosopher Eribon’s trip to his hometown catalyzes a profound meditation on the socioeconomic tensions and disillusionment felt by many young French people. — Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Such disillusionment does not necessarily represent a permanent shift toward Democrats. — Katherine Doyle, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026 By mid-2013, mass disillusionment with the Brotherhood provided fertile ground for a military comeback. — Abdelrahman Elgendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 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
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  1. disenchantment
  2. discontent
  3. discontentment
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  • 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
  • Earlier demonstrations erupted over mismanagement of a string of public examinations, and broader youth disenchantment with the authorities.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of disenchantment
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  • Wednesday’s letter marks an escalation, with a rare and public discontent from influential Sikh leaders just weeks before Matsui’s November congressional contest against Sacramento Councilmember Mai Vang.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Florida hasn't elected a Democratic governor in this century, but Jolly thinks discontent with the GOP could give him an opening.
    — Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of discontent
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  • 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 19 Oct. 2026.

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