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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What Makes You Feel Disillusioned?
"Disillusion," or "disillusionment," is that feeling you get when you realize that everything isn’t rainbows and butterflies—that things aren’t as great as you imagined they were or hoped them to be.
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