disillusion B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make someone realize... disenchant 2 noun · the feeling of... disenchantmentdisillusionment Word family Forms disillusioneddisillusioningdisillusions Etymology AI details From dis- + illusion: literally, the removal or undoing of illusion. Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Emotions & Feelings markdown