disillusionment

Phonetic

US /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒnmənt/UK /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒnmənt/

Translations

NOUNA 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., The act of freeing from an illusion; the state of being freed therefrom.

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disillusionments: Plural

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Even if there are no battles on the streets of Nuuk, the shock of a near-bloodless Anschluss would be a moment of profound and irreversible disillusionment.
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, disillusionment is growing
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Even if there are no battles on the streets of Nuuk, the shock of a near-bloodless Anschluss would be a moment of profound and irreversible disillusionment.
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lawyer in Beijing, said the party’s paranoia served only to fuel public disillusionment
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Some of the women I spoke with framed their turn toward manless existences as partly a product of their disillusionment/ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒnmənt/ with the response to sexism and misogyny/mɪˈsɑːdʒɪni/ from the last time Mr.
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disillusionment

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