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disillusionment
Disillusionment (noun) means a feeling of sadness and disappointment that comes from discovering that something is not as good or as true as you believed.
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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."
— Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett (1912)
2
The process of losing a false belief, or the state of having lost it.
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Etymology
Formed from dis-, illusion and -ment.
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What is the meaning of disillusionment?
"disillusionment" (noun) means a feeling of sadness and disappointment that comes from discovering that something is not as good or as true as you believed.
What is another word for disillusionment?
Other words for "disillusionment" include disenchantment, disillusion.
What is the opposite of disillusionment?
The opposite of "disillusionment" is enchantment.
What are the different meanings of disillusionment?
"disillusionment" has 2 main meanings: 1. A feeling of sadness and disappointment that comes from discovering that something is not as good or as true as you believed; 2. The process of losing a false belief, or the state of having lost it.
