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
Mary Crossan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Ukrainians React: Trump’s claim that Ukraine was responsible for its war with Russia has left many Ukrainians disillusioned, including residents of Bucha, a Kyiv suburb that has become a symbol of Russian brutality.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
Eventually, however, this optimism gave way to complacency, then doubts about the benefits of globalization and increasing disillusion among those left behind (notably European farmers).
—Harold James, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
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Verb
These leaders pose a significant risk, disillusion us the most, and undercut the argument that character is essential to success.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Ukrainians React: Trump’s claim that Ukraine was responsible for its war with Russia has left many Ukrainians disillusioned, including residents of Bucha, a Kyiv suburb that has become a symbol of Russian brutality.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
But Washington’s approach to world affairs in recent years, not least in the Middle East, has fed disillusion with American leadership among those countries.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
Eventually, however, this optimism gave way to complacency, then doubts about the benefits of globalization and increasing disillusion among those left behind (notably European farmers).
—Harold James, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disillusion
Verb
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Josh tried to disabuse her of the mistaken identity, but the woman wasn’t having it.—
Kent Russell,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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But conference leadership from commissioner Greg Sankey on down disabused athletic directors of the notion that the decision was zero-sum.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
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Like many in my friend group, I’ve been increasingly disenchanted with a social network that seemed to show nothing from my actual friends.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Second, a constituency for a reformation has emerged in major cities, consisting of people disenchanted with Islamist rule (as in Cairo and Tehran) or attracted by Western norms (as in London and New York).—
Ayaan Hirsi Ali,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2015
Noun
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In recent months, Cat & Cloud Coffee, based in Santa Cruz, has turned down offers to open new cafes in the city because of the uncertainty generated by Trump’s tariffs, said company owner Charles Jack.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Texas worker, who asked not to be named over concern about the uncertainty of the situation, told CBS News the full premium for continuation of health coverage was $1,300 each month for a single person, along with a 2% administrative fee and additional out-of-pocket costs.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Disillusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disillusion. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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