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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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, too, is concerned with the disillusionments wrought by war and adulthood.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2015
High romantic expectations tend to give way, Wallerstein reports, to bitter disillusionments.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was the first of many disillusionments that were to come as her capacity to feel things grew.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
