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dis⋅il⋅lu⋅sion
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ɪˈlu
ʒən
/
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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
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ɪˈlu
sɪv
/
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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.
The act of disenchanting.
The condition or fact of being disenchanted.
dis'il·lu'sion·ment
n.
,
dis'il·lu'sive
(-sĭv, -zĭv)
adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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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