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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Roger Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
Some more mundane elements of the military lifestyle are also contributing to rising disillusion within the warrior caste.
—Gil Barndollar, Vox, 1 Sep. 2024
Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
The community is now composed of nones, agnostics and disillusioned former members of megachurches.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Their relationship lasted 414 days, brief enough for disillusion not to set in.
—Roger Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
Some more mundane elements of the military lifestyle are also contributing to rising disillusion within the warrior caste.
—Gil Barndollar, Vox, 1 Sep. 2024
Verb
Keenen was disillusioned and on the way out, because of his clashes with the network over the edgy show; in particular, Fox's repackaging of the show for reruns and to appear on a startup sister network called FX.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
The community is now composed of nones, agnostics and disillusioned former members of megachurches.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Disillusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disillusion. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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