disillusionment
noun
the loss or destruction of illusions or idealistic beliefs; the state of having lost such illusions or beliefs.
disillusionments
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pluralof disillusionment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Black mustache didn’t end with the disillusionments of the post-civil-rights era.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2020
My life was littered with awkwardnesses, estrangements, mutual disillusionments, abandoned projects.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2016
The experience provides an allegory for Ned’s life: every pool “reflects” something about his personal and professional disillusionments and dissatisfactions.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2015
It was also the beginning of Mitterrand's cyclical flirtations and disillusionments with the Communists.
From Time Magazine Archive
It too now seems convincing to many archaeologists, but caution is warranted in view of all the previous disillusionments.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
