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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In the fall of 1945, a Holocaust survivor makes an unlikely alliance with a disillusioned German captain looking to exact justice on a notorious SS squad.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 May 2025
But as some in the upper echelons of Silicon Valley began shifting to the right politically, many of the tech industry’s everyday workers have remained liberal — but also increasingly nervous and disillusioned.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
But as some in the upper echelons of Silicon Valley began shifting to the right politically, many of the industry’s workers have remained liberal — but also increasingly nervous and disillusioned.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Opening at 1,017 theaters is Sony Pictures Classics’ Peter Cattaneo-directed, The Penguin Lesson, starring Steve Coogan and Jonathan Pryce and inspired by the true story of a disillusioned Englishman who went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 May 2025
But as some in the upper echelons of Silicon Valley began shifting to the right politically, many of the tech industry’s everyday workers have remained liberal — but also increasingly nervous and disillusioned.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
But as some in the upper echelons of Silicon Valley began shifting to the right politically, many of the industry’s workers have remained liberal — but also increasingly nervous and disillusioned.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Opening at 1,017 theaters is Sony Pictures Classics’ Peter Cattaneo-directed, The Penguin Lesson, starring Steve Coogan and Jonathan Pryce and inspired by the true story of a disillusioned Englishman who went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Disillusioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disillusioned. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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