as in to disabuse
to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes
we were disillusioned when we saw how the movie star acted in real life
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Recent Examples of disillusion
Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Chapek left employees disillusioned and investors uneasy, and Iger quickly maneuvered himself back into the CEO seat.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Roger Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
Some more mundane elements of the military lifestyle are also contributing to rising disillusion within the warrior caste.
—Gil Barndollar, Vox, 1 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Others abandoned New York, disillusioned by work prospects or lured away by better opportunities elsewhere.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Chapek left employees disillusioned and investors uneasy, and Iger quickly maneuvered himself back into the CEO seat.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Noun
Their relationship lasted 414 days, brief enough for disillusion not to set in.
—Roger Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
Some more mundane elements of the military lifestyle are also contributing to rising disillusion within the warrior caste.
—Gil Barndollar, Vox, 1 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disillusion
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This did nothing to disabuse fans and media of the notion that its executive team is shadowy.James Horncastle, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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For true believers in the cult of social justice, even Mangum’s confession will not disabuse them of their belief that those who are born into the wrong identities are the illegitimate beneficiaries of generational theft.The Editors, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
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For fans disenchanted with baseball's typically slow-moving free-agent market, November has offered a nice change of pace.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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The failures of the January transfer window, when O’Neil was confident of adding a striker to his squad, only to discover in the final days of the window that Wolves would not sanction any of the deals on the table, left the former Bournemouth boss disenchanted with life at Molineux.Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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What's Next The Syrian transitional government is still in its formative stages, leaving uncertainty about its implications for the country's future.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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The uncertainty around his future had become an increasing distraction for the club, with negotiations lasting several weeks.Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Disillusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disillusion. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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