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disillusion [ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒən] vb (tr) to destroy the ideals, illusions, or false ideas of n also disillusionment
(Psychology) the act of disillusioning or the state of being disillusioned ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
disillusion verb shatter your illusions, disabuse, bring down to earth, open the eyes of, disenchant, undeceive I hate to disillusion you, but he's already married. noun disenchantment, disappointment, rude awakening There is disillusion with established political parties. Translations disillusion [ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒən] A. N → desilusión f; (more intense) → desencanto m B. VT → desilusionar; (more intensely) → desencantar disillusion vt → desillusionieren; I hate to disillusion you, but … → es tut mir leid, Ihnen Ihre Illusionen rauben or Sie desillusionieren zu müssen, aber … n → Desillusion f v disillusion [disiˈluːʒən] to destroy the false but pleasant beliefs (held by a person) I hate to disillusion you, but your boss isn't the perfect person you think she is. ontnugter, ontgogel يُزيلُ الوَهْم، يَتَحَرَّر من الوَهْم разочаровам rozčarovat, zbavit iluzí desillusionere ernüchtern απογοητεύω, ανοίγω τα μάτια κπ., βγάζω κπ. από την πλάνη desilusionar illusioone purustama از اشتباه درآوردن؛ توهم زدایی کردن tuottaa pettymys désabuser לְשָחרֵר מְאַשׁלָיָה मोह-भंग, मोह-निवारण otrijezniti,razočarati kiábrándít merusak keyakinan svipta (e-n) tálvonum disilludere 幻滅を感じさせる 환상을 버리게 하다 sugriauti iliuzijas, apvilti laupīt ilūzijas; likt vilties kecewa de illusie benemen, ontgoochelen skuffe, ta illusjonene fra rozwiać złudzenia desiludir a dezamăgi, a deziluziona разочаровывать zbaviť ilúzií razočarati razočariti desillusionera ทำให้ไม่หลงเชื่อผิด ๆ düş/hayal kırıklığına uğratmak 使幻想破滅 руйнувати мрії; розчаровувати واہمے یا فریب نظر سے نکالنا làm vỡ mộng 使幻想破灭 n disilˈlusionment ontnugtering, ontgogeling تَحَرُّر من الأوْهام разочарование rozčarování, deziluze desillusionering; skuffelse die Ernüchterung απογοήτευση desilusión pettumus توهم زدایی؛ سرخوردگی pettymys désabusement הִתפַּכּחוּת מְאַשלָיָה मोह-भंग होना otrežnjenje, razočaranje kiábrándultság disilusi vonsvik, svipting tálvona disillusione 幻滅 환멸(幻滅) iliuzijų praradimas, nusivylimas ilūziju zaudēšana; vilšanās kekecewaan desillusie desillusjonering, skuffelse rozczarowanie desilusão dezamăgire, deziluzie разочарование rozčarovanie razočaranje razočarenje desillusionering, berövande av en illusion ความผิดหวังเมื่อรู้ว่าบางสิ่งไม่ได้ดีอย่างที่คิดหรือหวังไว้ düş/hayal kırıklığı 幻滅 розчарування واہمے یا فریب نظر سے نکالنے کی کیفیت trạng thái bị vỡ mộng 幻灭 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I feel the need to ascribe to him fantastic theories about his predecessors, and it is with a certain sense of disillusion that I confess he thought about them pretty much as does everybody else. To which Don Quixote returned, "Do me the favour, senora, to let a lute be placed in my chamber to-night; and I will comfort this poor maiden to the best of my power; for in the early stages of love a prompt disillusion is an approved remedy;" and with this he retired, so as not to be remarked by any who might see him there. Coming after Billy Andrews' proxy effort, this was not quite the shock to Anne's romantic sensibilities that it would otherwise have been; but it was certainly another heart-rending disillusion. |
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