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disillusionment

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dis·il·lu·sion  (ds-lzhn)
tr.v. dis·il·lu·sioned, dis·il·lu·sion·ing, dis·il·lu·sions
To free or deprive of illusion.
n.
1. The act of disenchanting.
2. The condition or fact of being disenchanted.
disil·lusion·ment n.
disil·lusive (-sv, -zv) adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disillusionment - freeing from false belief or illusions
disenchantment, disillusion
edification, sophistication - uplifting enlightenment
disillusionment
noun disenchantment, disappointment, disillusion, enlightenment, rude awakening, lost innocence There is a general sense of disillusionment with the government.
Translations
disillusionment [ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənmənt] N → desilusión f; (more intense) → desencanto m
disillusionment [ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənmənt] n → désillusion f
disillusionment with sth/sb → désillusion envers qch/qn
disillusionment
n → Desillusionierung f
disillusionment [ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒ/ənmənt] n → disillusione f, disinganno
disillusionment [ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒ/ənmənt] n → disillusione f, disinganno


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The strange thing is that each one who has gone through that bitter disillusionment adds to it in his turn, unconsciously, by the power within him which is stronger than himself.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
"Or if not," she continued, pursuing her own thought with a painful application, "if it's not worth while to have given up, to have missed things, so that others may be saved from disillusionment and misery--then everything I came home for, everything that made my other life seem by contrast so bare and so poor because no one there took account of them--all these things are a sham or a dream--"
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
Prince Andrew looked at the laughing Speranski with astonishment, regret, and disillusionment.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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