dis·il·lu·sion
ˌdis-ə-ˈlü-zhən 
: the condition of being disenchanted : the condition of being dissatisfied or defeated in expectation or hope
suffered romantic disillusions
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Verb
Working at that store for six months was enough to disillusion me about retail work.
we were disillusioned when we saw how the movie star acted in real life
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Ian Bremmer, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Their relationship lasted 414 days, brief enough for disillusion not to set in.
—Roger Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Nebraska does not have a Democratic Senate candidate in its general election, so Osborn’s candidacy represents an independent candidate that has a wide electorate to pull from, including Democrats without a candidate, Democratic-leaning independents and voters disillusioned with partisan politics.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Then came President Kais Saied, an uncharismatic constitutional lawyer, who was elected in 2019 on a populist anti-corruption platform that played to Tunisians’ post-revolutionary disillusion with political gridlock and economic stagnation.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Their relationship lasted 414 days, brief enough for disillusion not to set in.
—Roger Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
Verb
This election season, voters said they are disillusioned by both major parties, especially over the handling of the war in Gaza.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Nebraska does not have a Democratic Senate candidate in its general election, so Osborn’s candidacy represents an independent candidate that has a wide electorate to pull from, including Democrats without a candidate, Democratic-leaning independents and voters disillusioned with partisan politics.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Disillusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disillusion. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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