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verb (used with object)
1.
to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.
noun
2.
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction; disenchantment.
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Disillusion
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So is disburden. Does it mean:
| to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for |
| to relieve of anything oppressive or annoying |
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Example Sentences
- To see a poet near at hand, to see him in his own home, is generally matter for disillusion.
- After long conflicts, the second set of elections is often a story of unrealistic expectation turned to disillusion and apathy.
- Artificial intelligence has gone through these cycles of optimism and hype followed by disillusion and collapse.
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