disillusionments

Definition of disillusionmentsnext
plural of disillusionment

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Noun
  • As has always been the case in my life, my main way of responding to political outrages is through writing and reading.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Rideout’s trial, for example, teemed with outrages.
    S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Aluminum hit the highest in almost four years before erasing gains, as escalating hostilities in the Middle East worsened the supply outlook from the region, while copper and other industrial metals fell on falling risk appetite.
    Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Moscow is profiting from a spike in oil prices, and the Kremlin bets a windfall from prolonged hostilities could help boost its coffers to pay for military operations in Ukraine and plug a budget deficit, The Associated Press wrote.
    J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • None could tame its political furies; its covert operations, which killed more than a thousand Americans in Lebanon, Iraq, and Afghanistan; or its expansion, through the creation of like-minded extremist movements, across the Middle East.
    Robin Wright, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Just as players once had to fight the three furies in later runs of Hades, the Oceanus boss fight requires Melinoë to fight a trio of sirens — each with their own move set, weapons, and health — in order to move forward.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Vessel operators and maritime insurers are unwilling to risk sailing through it while fighting rages.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The narrator cries, rages, longs for the living body and the lively boy, and obsesses over painful details, especially the bleak journey by sea that brought the remains of his beloved friend back home.
    Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Disillusionments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disillusionments. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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