disillusion
to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction; disenchantment.
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Other words from disillusion
- dis·il·lu·sion·ment, noun
- dis·il·lu·sive [dis-i-loo-siv], /ˌdɪs ɪˈlu sɪv/, adjective
- un·dis·il·lu·sioned, adjective
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How to use disillusion in a sentence
The title of The Year of Magical Thinking comes from Didion’s experiences reckoning with the finality of death, and the disillusion that exists in its aftermath.
The Warren Report was and remains a symptom of disillusion with whatever the government says.
Shanin Specter on His 50 Years With the Single Bullet Theory | Shanin Specter | November 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe downstairs portion of the Democratic base is increasingly beset by debt and disillusion.
The sloping baseline indicates melancholy, disillusion, and loss of innocence.
Disappointment if not disillusion is inevitable, particularly in light of the current economic meltdown.
Why the World Will Be Disappointed by President Obama | William Shawcross | November 1, 2008 | THE DAILY BEAST
To lie thus in deadly weakness and drink in the traits of the beloved, is to re-awake to love from whatever shock of disillusion.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI | Robert Louis StevensonOne can easily imagine the surprise and disillusion of the four pupils of Zimmermann—MM.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksShe did not disillusion him; to do so she would have had to tell him that she had lied.
The Beach of Dreams | H. De Vere StacpooleIn the millennium an educational genius will write a book to be given to every young man on the date of his disillusion.
Flappers and Philosophers | F. Scott FitzgeraldFor some time the prisoners remained pale, motionless, and speechless, weighed down by this horrible disillusion.
The Flying Horseman | Gustave Aimard
British Dictionary definitions for disillusion
/ (ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒən) /
(tr) to destroy the ideals, illusions, or false ideas of
the act of disillusioning or the state of being disillusioned
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