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disillusioning

disillusioning is the present participle and gerund of disillusion.

Meaning of disillusion

Verb

disillusion (third-person singular simple present disillusions, present participle disillusioning, simple past and past participle disillusioned)

  1. (transitive) To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant.
    • To disillusion a man is not to break him, but to open his eyes to the machinery behind the curtain.2025, anonymous author, On the Edge of Perception

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Questions about disillusioning

What is disillusioning the present participle and gerund of?
Disillusioning is the present participle and gerund of disillusion.

Words near disillusioning in the dictionary

  1. disilluminates
  2. disilluminating
  3. disillusion
  4. disillusionary
  5. disillusioned
  6. disillusioning
  7. disillusionise
  8. disillusionised
  9. disillusionises
  10. disillusionising
  11. disillusionist

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