disillusion

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒən/ UK /dɪs.ɪˈluːʒən/ See IPA manual

Freq #44883

Meanings

1

verb
To make someone realize that something they believed in is not really true or good.

The scandal disillusioned many voters who had once admired the politician.
2

noun
The feeling of disappointment when you discover that something is not as good as you believed.

His early disillusion with the company led him to quit within a year.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make someone realize... disenchant

2 noun · the feeling of... disenchantment disillusionment

Word family

Forms disillusioneddisillusioningdisillusions

Etymology

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

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Actions & Processes

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# disillusion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒən/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪs.ɪˈluːʒən/
**Frequency rank:** 44883

## Meanings
1. To make someone realize that something they believed in is not really true or good.
2. The feeling of disappointment when you discover that something is not as good as you believed.

## Examples
- The scandal disillusioned many voters who had once admired the politician.
- His early disillusion with the company led him to quit within a year.

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

## AI Etymology
Disillusion is from dis- plus illusion: literally, the removal or undoing of illusion. The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as a verb and a noun, disillusion denotes to make someone realize that something they believed in is not really true or good and the feeling of disappointment when you discover that something is not as good as you believed.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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