to disillusion
18
6.4
- verb
- /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒən/
:
desengañar
- Affected parties were frustrated and disillusioned by the process, and compliance suffered as a consequence.
- become disillusioned
- grow disillusioned
Examples
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Do the recent midterm election results indicate that moderate Americans have grown disillusioned with pseudo-conservative policies?
Academic text (2007) -
Dave wasn't the only one from those early days of the Brotherhood who had become disillusioned.
Fiction book (2002) -
Perhaps we can disillusion him.
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And yes, and I hate to disillusion you, but most of them are pretty good guys just trying to do their job.
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In the meantime, allow me to disillusion you.
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I'm sorry to disillusion you.
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I admit the whole experience has disillusioned me.
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Thank you, but I regret to disillusion you, Excellency.
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His colleague, Lindblad, said he left the industry disillusioned because his integrity had been challenged.
Academic text (2007) -
She was disillusioned when she realized her favorite movie star was not as kind as she had imagined.
Synonyms
7
8.8
To show someone that a belief they have is wrong
2
7.1
Make someone stop believing an idea that is not true or realistic
1
9.9
Make someone stop believing something false
1
9.0
Make someone stop believing something they used to think
Tell someone that something they hoped for is not true
How Disillusioning
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4.6
18
6.4
2
7.1
- Formal
7
8.8
492
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disillusion comes from dis- ('remove') and illusion ('a trick' or 'false idea'). So to disillusion someone is like taking off a mask to show the truth, which is why it means making a person see that a belief is false.