desilusão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• desillusão (obsolete)

Etymology

From des- +‎ ilusão (“illusion”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zi.luˈzɐ̃w̃/ [de.zi.luˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /d͡ʒi.zi.luˈzɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.zi.luˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zi.luˈzɐ̃w̃/ [de.zi.luˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /d͡ʒi.zi.luˈzɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.zi.luˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zi.luˈzɐ̃w̃/ [de.zi.luˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zi.luˈzɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: de‧si‧lu‧são

Noun

desilusão f (plural desilusões)

1. disillusion (act or state of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief)

   Synonyms: desvanecimento, desengano

   Antonym: ilusão

2. delusion (false belief)

   Synonym: ilusão

Related terms

• desiludido
• desiludir
• iludido
• iludir