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单词 disillusion
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(dɪsɪluːʒən)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense disillusions, present participle disillusioning, past tense, past participle disillusioned
1. verb
If a person or thing disillusions you, they make you realize that something is not as good as you thought.
I'd hate to be the one to disillusion him. [VERB noun]
He said he had been bitterly disillusioned by his country's failure to change intoa democracy. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: shatter the illusions of, disabuse, bring down to earth, open the eyes of More Synonyms of disillusion
2. uncountable noun
Disillusion is the same as disillusionment.
There is disillusion with established political parties.
Synonyms: disenchantment, disappointment, rude awakening More Synonyms of disillusion

disillusion in British English

(ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒən)
verb
1. (transitive)
to destroy the ideals, illusions, or false ideas of
Also: disillusionize, disillusionise
noun also: disillusionment
2. 
the act of disillusioning or the state of being disillusioned

disillusion in American English

(ˌdɪsɪˈluʒən)
verb transitive
1. 
to free from illusion or false ideas; disenchant
2. 
to take away the ideals or idealism of and make disappointed, bitter, etc.
noun
3. 
disillusionment

Examples of 'disillusion' in a sentence
disillusion

He deludes himself and as I don't want to disillusion him when he mentions this in my presence I just smile and say nothing.
Holt, Victoria THE ROAD TO PARADISE ISLAND (2002)
Anyway, juries believe anything," said Swanson with the disillusion of a cop who had lost out too many times to the jury system.
Cleary, Jon MURDER SONG (2002)
I'm not even sure I'd want Greenburg to disillusion her about Curtis.
Patricia Gaffney THE SAVING GRACES (2002)

In other languages
disillusion

British English: disillusion VERB
If a person or thing disillusions you, they make you realize that something is not as good as you thought.
I'd hate to be the one to disillusion him.
  • American English: disillusion
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desiludir
  • Chinese: 使醒悟
  • European Spanish: desilusionar
  • French: désabuser
  • German: desillusionieren
  • Italian: disilludere
  • Japanese: 幻滅させる
  • Korean: 환멸을 느끼게 하다
  • European Portuguese: desiludir
  • Latin American Spanish: desilusionar

(verb) 
Definition
to destroy the illusions or false ideas of (someone)
I hate to disillusion you, but he's already married.
Synonyms
shatter the illusions of
disabuse
I did not disabuse them of this notion.
bring down to earth
open the eyes of
disenchant
undeceive
(noun) 
Definition
the state of being disillusioned
There is disillusion with established political parties.
Synonyms
disenchantment
There is growing disenchantment with the government.
disappointment
They expressed their disappointment at what had happened.
rude awakening

Additional synonyms

in the sense of disabuse
Definition
to rid (someone) of a mistaken idea
I did not disabuse them of this notion.
Synonyms
enlighten,
correct,
set right,
open the eyes of,
set straight,
shatter (someone's) illusions,
free from error,
undeceive
in the sense of disappointment
Definition
the feeling of being disappointed
They expressed their disappointment at what had happened.
Synonyms
regret,
distress,
discontent,
dissatisfaction,
disillusionment,
displeasure,
chagrin,
disenchantment,
dejection,
despondency,
discouragement,
mortification,
unfulfilment
in the sense of disenchant
Synonyms
disillusion,
open (someone's) eyes,
disabuse,
break the spell,
bring (someone) down to earth,
undeceive,
destroy (someone's) illusions

Synonyms of 'disillusion'

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