disillusionment

C1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings
US /ˌdɪsɪˈluʒənmənt/ UK /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənmənt/
noun Freq #51452

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A feeling of disappointment when you discover that something or someone is not as good as you had believed.

    Years of broken promises led to widespread disillusionment with the government.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a feeling of disappointment... disenchantment
Word family
Forms disillusionments

Etymology

From dis- + illusion + -ment.

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