disillusion
verb (used with object)
to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.
was disillusioning
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past progressiveof disillusion.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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She added it was "disillusioning and disappointing that South Wales Police and the CPS demonstrated a lack of understanding" to what she said were the "unique stresses" of transitioning.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
“It was disillusioning when it didn’t work out.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2018
Watching the hearings was disillusioning: the same questions asked over and over, a clear lack of understanding of the engineering issues.
From Forbes ● Feb. 26, 2010
Life on the lam was disillusioning right from the start.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was disillusioning to go to the place where there were many of them.
From Geography and Plays by Gertrude Stein
