disillusioned
adjective
dis·il·lu·sion·ed
ˌdis-ə-ˈlü-zhənd 
: having lost faith or trust in something formerly regarded as good or valuable
becoming more and more disillusioned with politics
Overworked, tired, disillusioned, with a shaky marriage, the district attorney finally gets a case that he really wants to prosecute.—
The New York Times Book Review
The New York Times Book ReviewThe camps grew restive and disillusioned, but refused to give up.—Nora Levin
Nora LevinThe disillusioned children of troubled marriages suffer from their parents' transgressions long into adulthood.—Marianne Gingher
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Understandably, the fans feel totally disillusioned.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The Filipino-language thriller follows Dahlia, a disillusioned police aide who steals money from the safe of her corrupt police chief boss, distributing it to slum dwellers whose homes were destroyed.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
The controversy also comes as recent polling shows Americans feeling disillusioned toward the Democratic Party.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
There is, for example, the story of Bill Broyles, Jr., who at 25 left an Oxford scholarship to enlist and wound up leading a platoon of disillusioned teenagers who were an itchy trigger away from killing him.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The Filipino-language thriller follows Dahlia, a disillusioned police aide who steals money from the safe of her corrupt police chief boss, distributing it to slum dwellers whose homes were destroyed.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
The controversy also comes as recent polling shows Americans feeling disillusioned toward the Democratic Party.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
There is, for example, the story of Bill Broyles, Jr., who at 25 left an Oxford scholarship to enlist and wound up leading a platoon of disillusioned teenagers who were an itchy trigger away from killing him.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Disillusioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disillusioned. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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