dis·il·lu·sion
ˌdis-ə-ˈlü-zhən 
: the condition of being disenchanted : the condition of being dissatisfied or defeated in expectation or hope
suffered romantic disillusions
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Examples of disillusion in a Sentence
Verb
Working at that store for six months was enough to disillusion me about retail work.
we were disillusioned when we saw how the movie star acted in real life
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Ian Bremmer, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Their relationship lasted 414 days, brief enough for disillusion not to set in.
—Roger Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Black Americans feel disillusioned by GOP attacks, defend Walz
But a slew of conservative lawmakers and commentators have pounced on Walz's handling of the Floyd protests since Harris added him to the 2024 Democratic ticket.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Then came President Kais Saied, an uncharismatic constitutional lawyer, who was elected in 2019 on a populist anti-corruption platform that played to Tunisians’ post-revolutionary disillusion with political gridlock and economic stagnation.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Their relationship lasted 414 days, brief enough for disillusion not to set in.
—Roger Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
Verb
He is disillusioned that all of the witches in their ragtag coven are operating just for their own agendas.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Black Americans feel disillusioned by GOP attacks, defend Walz
But a slew of conservative lawmakers and commentators have pounced on Walz's handling of the Floyd protests since Harris added him to the 2024 Democratic ticket.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Disillusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disillusion. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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