disillusion
verb (used with object)
to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.
disillusions
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pluralof disillusion.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof disillusion (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
disillusionverb (used with object)to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.
Example Sentences
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Coaches across the City said that the lack of care is another sign of a lack of support that disillusions prospective parents, which leads to enrollment somewhere else.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
One key strength of this exhibition, curated by Elizabeth Cleland and Adam Eaker, is that it disillusions Tudor hagiography without making them seem uniquely brutal or awful.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022
“What if that disillusions a lot of really bright, passionate, smart people from the industry?”
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2021
The rise of the “Beast-Elect” so disillusions her that she quits her job and breaks for the California badlands, where her friend’s teen-age daughter, Arabella, has gone missing.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 13, 2018
It is possible that I was mistaken and I do not willfully invite any disillusions at this point in my life.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
