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disillusioning Definition


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disillusion
verb
    disillusioned, disillusioning
    1. To correct the mistaken beliefs or illusions of someone.
noun
    1. A state of being disillusioned.
      Form: disillusionment (also)
Derivative: disillusioned
adj
    Having lost one's hopes or illusions
      Thesaurus: disappointed, disenchanted, disenthralled, embittered.
Etymology: 19c as verb and as noun in this sense; 16c as noun meaning ‘delusion'.



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