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dis⋅il⋅lu⋅sion

  [dis-i-loo-zhuhn]
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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.
Origin:
1590–1600; dis- 1 + illusion

Related forms:
dis⋅il⋅lu⋅sion⋅ment, noun
dis⋅il⋅lu⋅sive  [dis-i-loo-siv] , adjective

Synonyms:
1. disabuse, disenthrall, undeceive, disappoint.
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dis·il·lu·sion   (dĭs'ĭ-lōō'zhən)   
tr.v.   dis·il·lu·sioned, dis·il·lu·sion·ing, dis·il·lu·sions
To free or deprive of illusion.
n.  

  1. The act of disenchanting.

  2. The condition or fact of being disenchanted.

dis'il·lu'sion·ment n., dis'il·lu'sive (-sĭv, -zĭv) adj.
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Word Origin & History

disillusion 
"to free or be freed from illusion," 1851, from dis- + illusion (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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