disillusion
verb (used with object)
to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.
have disillusioned
-
present perfectof disillusion.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Decades of this have disillusioned the working and middle classes into expecting nothing can or will change, that it’s every man, woman and child for themselves.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
These impediments may well have disillusioned some of the voters who backed Move Forward three years ago.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
Sidestepping the fight in the Senate, he said, would have disillusioned even more Democratic voters — “particularly our core constituencies,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2022
These revelations have disillusioned many Baltimoreans who had previously opposed any interference with the sin strip.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was the only thing which would have disillusioned me.
From The House of Mystery An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Grange, Clairvoyant by Will Irwin
