disillusion

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dɪs.ɪˈluːʒən/

Verb

disillusion (disillusions, present participle disillusioning; past and past participle disillusioned)

1. (transitive) To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant.

Translations

• French: désillusionner
• German: desillusionieren
• Portuguese: desiludir
• Spanish: desengañar

Noun

disillusion (uncountable)

1. (countable) The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief.
2. (uncountable) The state of having been or process of becoming freed of false belief.

Synonyms

• (state of being or becoming free of false belief) disillusionment

Translations

• French: désillusion
• German: Desillusion
• Portuguese: desilusão
• Spanish: desengaño, desencanto

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