disillusionment

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

disillusion +‎ -ment

[edit] Noun

disillusionment (countable and uncountable; plural disillusionments)

1. A feeling that arises from the discovery that something is not what it was anticipated to be, commonly held to be stronger than disappointment especially when a belief central to one’s identity is shown to be false.
2. The act of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom.

[edit] References

• disillusionment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913