disillusion
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dis- + illusion: literally, the removal or undoing of illusion.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]disillusion (third-person singular simple present disillusions, present participle disillusioning, simple past and past participle disillusioned)
- (transitive) To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant.
- 2025, anonymous author, On the Edge of Perception:
- To disillusion a man is not to break him, but to open his eyes to the machinery behind the curtain.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
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Noun
[edit]disillusion (usually uncountable, plural disillusions)
- (countable) The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief or illusion.
- (uncountable) 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.
- 2025, Independent Submission, “Rewriting Disillusion”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- Disillusion is not disappointment; it is the breaking of the spell—the moment the veil falls and truth becomes inescapable.
Synonyms
[edit]- (state of being or becoming free of false belief): disillusionment, awakening, clarity, revelation
Translations
[edit]act or state of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief — see also disenchantment
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