disillusionment
UK/ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənmənt/US/ˌdɪsɪˈluʒənmənt/
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disillusionment noun: 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.
Noun
disillusionment (countable and uncountable, plural disillusionments)
- 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.
- But till I am thirty, I know that my youth will triumph over everything- every disillusionment, every disgust with life.1912, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett, “3”, in The Brothers Karamazov, book V
- I catch on your face the old sad smile / Of our ancient disillusionment, / When the ardent crowd tries to beguile / Your world-old soul to impassionment.1917, John Cowper Powys, “Travellers”, in Mandragora
- The act of freeing from an illusion; the state of being freed therefrom.
- It is a very wholesome and regenerating change which a man undergoes when he "comes to himself." […] It is a process of disillusionment. The scales have fallen away.1901, Woodrow Wilson, When a Man Comes to Himself, section I
disillusionment meaning in Malayalam and Kannada
disillusionment in Malayalam
- മോഹനിരാസം, മോഹഭംഗം, നൈരാശ്യബോധം, യാഥാർത്ഥ്യദർശനം
disillusionment in Kannada
- ಭ್ರಮನಿರಸನ
Examples of disillusionment in a sentence
- Sometimes, it's just gray.” The disillusionment in Ginny's eyes hurt bone-deep.
- The antidating movement produced happy endings for some and disillusionment for others.
- This economically-induced disillusionment provides a fertile breeding ground for demagogy, cheap promises and desires for iron-handed leadership.
Forms of disillusionment
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Origin of disillusionment
From dis- + illusion + -ment.
Questions about disillusionment
- What does disillusionment mean?
- Disillusionment means 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.
- What is disillusionment in Malayalam?
- Disillusionment in Malayalam is മോഹനിരാസം, മോഹഭംഗം, നൈരാശ്യബോധം. See Disillusionment meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is disillusionment?
- Disillusionment is a noun.
- How do you pronounce disillusionment?
- Disillusionment is pronounced /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənmənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of disillusionment?
- The plural of disillusionment is disillusionments.
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