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as in frustrated
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as in cynical
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as in disenchanted
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 disillusioned
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
Glimpse Into Scrapped Show The three-and-a-half-minute trailer reveals the show's storyline: the once-heroic Powerpuff Girls have grown apart and become disillusioned with their past.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The disillusioned little Daria Morgendorffer-in-training that I was found nothing more disgusting than bragging about being coupled up.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
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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
Glimpse Into Scrapped Show The three-and-a-half-minute trailer reveals the show's storyline: the once-heroic Powerpuff Girls have grown apart and become disillusioned with their past.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The disillusioned little Daria Morgendorffer-in-training that I was found nothing more disgusting than bragging about being coupled up.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disillusioned
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People often seek help because someone else in their life has become frustrated with their tendency to hyperfixate.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
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Trump officials have become increasingly frustrated with the slow pace of ceasefire talks.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Beyond that, Acheampong’s rapid rise and equally precipitous fall in the first two weeks of January lent itself to the more cynical notion that Maresca might have wanted to send a message to Chelsea about the need for defensive reinforcements in the winter market.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps most perplexing about Smash, though, is its weirdly cynical, ungenerous take on the Bombshell herself.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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This comes after a recent anti-DOGE protest near the BFS offices drew an unlikely mix of disenchanted Republicans and local Democrats to Parkersburg.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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In a leaderless Democratic Party out of power in Washington, Ocasio-Cortez has a message and a connection with a segment of liberals feeling disenchanted with both parties.—
Jonathan J. Cooper and Nicholas Riccardi,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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What causes bear markets? Bear markets tend to happen when investors are feeling particularly pessimistic about the future of the economy.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Even the most Maga-loving people in my world are getting a bit pessimistic.—
David Rae,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Many of them might have left somewhat disappointed.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Mar. 2025
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And her future in-laws are more than a little disappointed.—
Clare Fisher,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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But, then, genuine misanthropic disdain is part of Verhoeven's tool kit.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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To describe Mickey 17 as a sendup, by the way, is to distinguish it from satire, which would require a deeper cynicism or genuine misanthropic disdain.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Out of the privation, the challenge, and the censure of slavery and the unfulfilled promise of post-Reconstruction justice, Black musicians embraced experimentation and innovation, ingenuity and joy, and a multigenerational call and response speaking truth to power that endures to the present day.—
Elizabeth Alexander,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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But, as Bohm enters his sixth season in the majors, there are unfulfilled promises.—
Matt Gelb,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Buffalo also had an inspiring end to the season two years ago, and that’s what has made fans skeptical that this late-season run means much.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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But people remain skeptical, and some commentary isn't helping.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Disillusioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disillusioned. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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