disillusion
Example Sentences
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Lewis and Tolkien were disgusted by this atmosphere of disillusion.
He had also grown disillusioned with the lack of political freedom in the Islamic Republic, the relative said.
Having become disillusioned with its direction, Djokovic announced earlier this month he had "stepped away completely", citing concerns about "transparency and governance".
From BBC
The tsunami of support I received for that article from “recovering academics” and other disillusioned professors confirmed that the trends I noted were not unique to Pomona College.
From MarketWatch
An estimated 75,000—some 2.5% of the population—had no desire to live within an independent republic that held memories of “terror, disillusion, and death,” preferring to uproot themselves to Canada and beyond.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.