disillusionment in Japanese
disillusionment in Japanese is 幻滅, 失望 — disillusionment means a feeling of sadness and disappointment that comes from discovering that something is not as good or as true as you believed.
disillusionment in Japanese
幻滅
Pronounced: genmetsu
A feeling of disappointment, akin to depression, arising from the realization that something is not what it was expected or believed to be, possibly accompanied by philosophical angst from having one's beliefs challenged.
失望
Pronounced: shitsubō
A feeling of disappointment, akin to depression, arising from the realization that something is not what it was expected or believed to be, possibly accompanied by philosophical angst from having one's beliefs challenged.
幻滅
Pronounced: genmetsu
The act of freeing from an illusion; the state of being freed therefrom.
What does "disillusionment" mean?
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noun A feeling of sadness and disappointment that comes from discovering that something is not as good or as true as you believed.
"But till I am thirty, I know that my youth will triumph over everything- every disillusionment, every disgust with life."
- noun The process of losing a false belief, or the state of having lost it.
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disillusionment in a sentence
- But till I am thirty, I know that my youth will triumph over everything- every disillusionment, every disgust with life.
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What is "disillusionment" in Japanese?
"disillusionment" in Japanese is 幻滅, 失望. disillusionment means: A feeling of sadness and disappointment that comes from discovering that something is not as good or as true as you believed.
How do you pronounce 幻滅?
"disillusionment" in Japanese is 幻滅, pronounced "genmetsu".
Are there other ways to say "disillusionment" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "disillusionment": 幻滅, 失望.
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