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disillusioned

/ (ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənd) /

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adjective

having lost one's ideals, illusions, or false ideas about someone or something; disenchanted

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Words nearby disillusioned

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Example sentences from the Web for disillusioned

Of the ones that do survive, some will be too disillusioned to carry out an attack.
What the U.S. Can Learn from Europe About Dealing with Terrorists|Scott Beauchamp|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A new survey finds Millennials disillusioned by Obama and the Democrats.
New Harvard Study Finds the Door to Millennial Vote Is Open to GOP|Kristen Soltis Anderson|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Reeling from regional developments and disillusioned with the West, some Iraqi Christians are looking to Russia for support.
Iraq’s Christians See Putin As Savior|Peter Schwartzstein|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Will putting Castro in the Cabinet be enough to placate those Latinos disillusioned with Obama?
With Julian Castro Taking Over at HUD, a New Political Dynasty Is in the Making|Ruben Navarrette Jr.|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A deranged individual—a neo-Nazi, a disillusioned ex-employee, or even a disturbed child—commits an act of public violence.
A Former Navy Firearms Instructor and Proud Gun Owner On Why We Need Common Sense Gun Control|Shawn VanDiver|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
THE end of the eighteenth century was a period of disrupting empires and disillusioned expansionists.
A Short History of the World|H. G. Wells
A glimpse at this might have disillusioned Baldwin of his belief that, near to Stuart in years, he was also near in understanding.
Twos and Threes|G. B. Stern
He is disillusioned, but I felt it my duty to lecture him severely for going there.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition|Rudyard Kipling
What she did with the productions of her brush he never inquired, too disillusioned by that experience.
Tatterdemalion|John Galsworthy
But we, the disillusioned and unromantic upper classes, see beyond that.
Dodo, Volumes 1 and 2|Edward Frederic Benson

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