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disillusioned

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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.
disillusioned [ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənd]
adj
having lost one's ideals, illusions, or false ideas about someone or something; disenchanted
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.disillusioned - freed from illusion
disenchanted - freed from enchantment
disillusioned
adjective disenchanted, disappointed, enlightened, indifferent, disabused, sadder and wiser, undeceived I've become very disillusioned with politics.
Translations
disillusioned [ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənd] ADJ → desilusionado; (more intense) → desencantado
to be/become disillusioned with sth/sb → estar/quedar desilusionado con algo/algn; (more intensely) → estar/quedar desencantado con algo/algn
disillusioned [ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənd] adj (= disenchanted) [person] → désabusé(e), désenchanté(e)
to become disillusioned → perdre ses illusions
to be disillusioned with sth/sb → avoir perdu ses illusions sur qch/qn
to become disillusioned with sth/sb → perdre ses illusions sur qch/qn


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I believed her young, ardent, reckless, disillusioned, under sentence, feverish, avid of pleasure.
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But in spite of that she seemed to be disillusioned about everything and told everyone that she did not believe either in friendship or in love, or any of the joys of life, and expected peace only "yonder.
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I hoped that when David was able to talk--and not merely to stare at me for five minutes and then say "hat"--his spoken verdict, however damning, would be less expressive than his verdict without words, but I was disillusioned.
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