- past tense form of disillusion.
- past participle of disillusion.
disillusioned
Example Sentences
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In the “grand settlement” of 1701, the disillusioned Five Nations negotiated treaties with the French and English alike, enacting a policy of wary neutrality that kept them out of subsequent Anglo-French conflicts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
“I was in love with the frisson of transgression,” said Anna, one of the disillusioned former believers profiled in Sam Adler-Bell’s March 2026 investigation “The women leaving the new right.”
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
The AI boom is drawing young, disillusioned men and women to join the fight against it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
He says he hopes to appeal to disillusioned voters.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Though he’d been nothing but encouraging about my job prospects, I think he was quietly worried I might end up disillusioned or disempowered working under Daley.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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