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- Dictionarydisillusion/ˌdɪsɪˈl(j)uːʒn/
noun
- 1. disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be: "enthusiasm soon turned into disillusion"
verb
- 1. cause (someone) to realize that a belief they hold is false: "if they think we have a magic formula to solve the problem, don't disillusion them"
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DISILLUSION definition: 1. to disappoint someone by telling them the unpleasant truth about something or someone that they…. Learn more.
The meaning of DISILLUSION is the condition of being disenchanted : the condition of being dissatisfied or defeated in expectation or hope. How to use disillusion in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. to destroy the ideals, illusions, or false ideas of Also: disillusionize, disillusionise also: disillusionment.... Click for more definitions.
DISILLUSION meaning: 1. to disappoint someone by telling them the unpleasant truth about something or someone that they…. Learn more.
When you disillusion someone, you take away a false belief, or an illusion. Your parents' divorce might disillusion your romantic ideas of marriage, and a political candidate you supported enthusiastically could disillusion if she doesn't follow through on her promises.
DISILLUSION definition: to cause someone to discover that something they believed is not true. Learn more.
A complete guide to the word "DISILLUSION": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
What does the noun disillusion mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun disillusion, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
Define disillusion. disillusion synonyms, disillusion pronunciation, disillusion translation, English dictionary definition of disillusion. tr.v. dis·il·lu·sioned , dis·il·lu·sion·ing , dis·il·lu·sions To free or deprive of illusion. n. 1. The act of disenchanting. 2. The condition or fact of...
(countable) The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief. (uncountable) The state of having been or process of becoming freed of false belief. But however indubitable that conclusion and the officer's conviction based upon it, Pierre felt it necessary to disillusion him.
