disillusion

Meaning

Verb

To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant.

Noun

1. (countable, usually) The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief or illusion.
2. (uncountable, usually) The state of being freed from a constructed or imposed illusion; the recognition of an underlying truth previously obscured by a false or controlled narrative.

Synonyms

disappoint

disillusionment

disenchant

disenchantment

awakening

disappointment

undeceive

enlighten

make

poison

self deception

waking up

awake

cold shower

delusion

disabuse

disaffect

embitter

envenom

hallucination

illusion

Translations

désillusionner

desillusionieren

désillusion

disillusione

desiludir

disilludere

desilusão

desilusionar

disinganno

desilusión

ontgoochelen

απογοητεύω

desil·lusionar

disingannare

désenchanter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪs.ɪˈluːʒən/

Etymology

From dis- + illusion: literally, the removal or undoing of illusion.