disillusioned

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adjective

dis·il·lu·sion·ed ˌdis-ə-ˈlü-zhənd

Synonyms of disillusioned

: having lost faith or trust in something formerly regarded as good or valuable

becoming more and more disillusioned with politics

Overworked, tired, disillusioned, with a shaky marriage, the district attorney finally gets a case that he really wants to prosecute.—The New York Times Book Review

The camps grew restive and disillusioned, but refused to give up.—Nora Levin

The disillusioned children of troubled marriages suffer from their parents' transgressions long into adulthood.—Marianne Gingher

disillusioned

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past tense and past participle of disillusion entry 2

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A Bit of Light stars Misagh Zareh (The Seed of the Sacred Fig), as a doctor in contemporary Iran who becomes disillusioned after he is arrested by the regime and has his medical practice shut down. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 The episode comes as Netanyahu faces a difficult reelection campaign, with roughly 20% of voters remaining undecided, many of whom are disillusioned Likud voters, according to pollsters and researchers cited by Reuters. — Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026 That reflects a more general sentiment among rural voters, who have become increasingly disillusioned with the direction of the country, according to a poll from March by the Center for Rural Strategies. — Scott Neuman, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026 Six months later, a disillusioned Stapleton resigned, claiming she had been demoted during the most recent restructuring as retaliation for helping to spearhead the walkout. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disillusioned

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1858, in the meaning defined above

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