Disillusion synonyms

dĭs'ĭ-lo͝o'zhən

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disabuse
To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (somebody).
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free from illusion
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disenchant
To set free from an enchantment or illusion
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disappoint (related)
To fail to satisfy the hope, desire, or expectation of.
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bring down to earth
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open one's eyes
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bring down
To make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power.
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let the air out of
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disenchantment
The act of disenchanting or the state of being disenchanted
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disillusionment
The fact or state of being disillusioned
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shatter one's illusions
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disenthrall
To free from a controlling force or influence.
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embitter
To arouse bitter feelings in:
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let down easy
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pull the ground from under
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burst the bubble
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break the spell
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knock the props from under
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send one's air castles tumbling
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show the feet of clay
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enchant (antonym)
To attract and delight; entrance.
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disenchanted (related)
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frustrated (related)
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despondent (related)
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out-of-touch (related)
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preoccupy (related)
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obsessed (related)
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resentful (related)
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undeceive
To free from misconception, deception or error.
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Disillusion Sentence Examples

  • But however indubitable that conclusion and the officer's conviction based upon it, Pierre felt it necessary to disillusion him.

  • The mutual ardour;gradually cooled; motives of prudence and decorum urged the discontinuance of the connexion; and disillusion changed insensibly to disgust.

  • The result was that, despite widespread popular disillusion with New Labor this June, we failed to move public opinion our way.

  • No event in the history of England had been attended with more lively and general rejoicing than Charles's restoration, and none was destined to cause greater subsequent disappointment and disillusion.

  • In order to disillusion anyone who may think that my position was a sinecure, I shall now digress.

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