Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, usually)The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief or illusion.

    Desillusion

    freeing from false belief or illusions

  2. (uncountable, usually)The state of being freed from a constructed or imposed illusion; the recognition of an underlying truth previously obscured by a false or controlled narrative.

Examples

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  1. I was disillusioned.

    Я був розчарований.

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  2. I become thoroughly disillusioned.

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  3. You sound pretty disillusioned.

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  4. Tom was disillusioned.

    ruТом был разочарован.

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  5. I become disillusioned.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
act or state of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief:

Origin

From dis- + illusion: literally, the removal or undoing of illusion.

From dis- + illusion: literally, the removal or undoing of illusion.

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Forms

plural: disillusions
Singulardisillusion
Pluraldisillusions

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
state of being or becoming free of false belief:disillusionmentC1revelationB2awakeningclarity
Close in meaning

See also

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