dis|il|lu|sion|ment

dis|il|lu|sion|ment
dis|il|lu|sion|ment «DIHS ih LOO zhehn muhnt», noun.
1. the process of disillusioning.
2. the state of being disillusioned: »

Ravel's great orchestral suite, La Valse, is a brilliant study of the composer's own disillusionment (New Yorker).


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  • disillusionment — dis·il·lu·sion·ment …   English syllables

  • disillusion — dis•il•lu•sion [[t]ˌdɪs ɪˈlu ʒən[/t]] v. t. 1) to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant 2) a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction; disenchantment • Etymology: 1590–1600 dis il•lu′sion•ment, n. dis… …   From formal English to slang

  • disillusionment — dis|il|lu|sion|ment [ ,dısı luʒnmənt ] noun uncount the disappointed feeling you have when you discover that someone or something is not as good as you had believed …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • Disillusionment — Dis il*lu sion*ment, n. The act of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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