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disillusionment

[dis-i-loo-zhuhn-muhnt] / ˌdɪs ɪˈlu ʒən mənt /




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No other work of that era so thoroughly expresses the anger and disillusionment of the Vietnam era.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

The first half of Communion, on Vance’s journey from evangelical Christianity to atheism to Catholicism, takes the reader through his disillusionment with the conservative evangelical churches of his youth.

From Slate Jun. 18, 2026

Despite political disillusionment, Peruvians' main concern is security, as criminal gangs spread and extortion complaints spiked ninefold in five years.

From Barron's Jun. 7, 2026

This can fuel disillusionment and loss of trust.

From BBC May 16, 2026

I have had to experience so much stupidity, so many vices, so much error, so much nausea, disillusionment and sorrow, just in order to become a child again and begin anew.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse

The Black mustache didn’t end with the disillusionments of the post-civil-rights era.

From New York Times Oct. 14, 2020

The experience provides an allegory for Ned’s life: every pool “reflects” something about his personal and professional disillusionments and dissatisfactions.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2015

It, too, is concerned with the disillusionments wrought by war and adulthood.

From New York Times May 11, 2015

Entering upon his job there with high hopes of cultivating real U. S.-Russian friendship, the Ambassador experienced a long series of personal disappointments and disillusionments.

From Time Magazine Archive

It too now seems convincing to many archaeologists, but caution is warranted in view of all the previous disillusionments.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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