disillusionment
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- noun
- /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənmənt/
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desilusión
- Many young adults experience a sense of disillusionment when they realize that their dream job is not as fulfilling as they had hoped.
- widespread disillusionment
- bitter disillusionment
- disillusionment and cynicism
I mean, the level of disillusionment out there is palpable.
- I mean, the level of disillusionment out there is palpable.
- So the number one most underrated threat was global youth disillusionment.
- And so they got the taste of what it's like, but then they got the incredible disillusionment that they had been lied to too.
- Ever since then, it's disillusionment with that image, or at least a process of disillusionment.
- And so that first disillusionment that happens is, is tough for young people, but I think it's also very important to learn that lesson.
- Is that just terrible disillusionment of I'm just going to have to?
- Dark love bombing plays on our own existing resentments and fears, angers grievances, disillusionment, disillusionment.
- But you know, already loads of people are saying, yeah, it's Anna me like you're saying it's disillusionment.
Examples
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But these were men deeply influenced by the utter disillusionment of World War One.
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And so they got the taste of what it's like, but then they got the incredible disillusionment that they had been lied to too.
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Maybe we are going to be able to ride the wave of global youth disillusionment to something that I think could be better.
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Ever since then, it's disillusionment with that image, or at least a process of disillusionment.
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What we will deal with is the most important disillusionment of all.
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And so that first disillusionment that happens is, is tough for young people, but I think it's also very important to learn that lesson.
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I was never afraid of disillusionment.
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There was a great disappointment and disillusionment waiting for us.
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I mean, the level of disillusionment out there is palpable.
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When Gore lost the race for Congress, that led to not only a disillusionment with politics, but a disillusionment with the United States.
Synonyms
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1.7
A feeling of sadness or being let down when something you wanted does not happen
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3.7
Feeling unhappy or not pleased with something
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3.4
A feeling of disappointment when something is not as good as you expected
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7.7
A feeling of disappointment you have after you learn something is not as good as you thought
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7.0
A feeling of disappointment when you learn that something you believed is not true
Antonyms
How Disillusioned
Surface Forms
Morphology
disillusionment = disillusion (semi-transparent) = dis + illusion + ment
The noun is formed in a standard way from the verb 'disillusion' with '-ment' to denote the resulting state or feeling.
Etymology
Disillusionment breaks into dis-, as in disagree, meaning 'not' or 'remove', and illusion, meaning 'a false idea'. It is like taking off a blindfold or mask and seeing the truth, so disillusionment is the disappointment you feel when something is not as good as you believed.