disillusion
verb (used with object)
to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.
have been disillusioning
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present perfect progressiveof disillusion.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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There was no sign of life about, and it might have served as the refuge of the Sleeping Princess, but a nearer inspection would probably have been disillusioning.
From A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia by Elizabeth Kimball Kendall
