disillusioned

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disillusioned

  • /dɪs.ɪˈluːʒənd/ UK

Where it comes from

From disillusion + -ed.

adjective more disillusioned · most disillusioned

  1. Disappointed; experiencing disillusionment; having lost one's illusions.

Opposite: inspired

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of disillusion

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: enlightened, disenchanted, disappointed, bummed, disappointing, frustrated, cynical, disenfranchised, dashed, deceived, jaded, skeptical, world-weary, pessimistic, disheartened, embittered

adjective

Opposite: inspired

Translations

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adj experiencing disillusionment

Españoldesilusionado
中文令人幻滅的 /令人幻灭的 lìng rén huànmiè de
Portuguêsdesiludido
Françaisdésabusé, désillusionné
Deutschdesillusioniert, enttäuscht
Русскийразочаро́ванный razočaróvannyj

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@misc{disillusioned_2026,
  title = {disillusioned},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disillusioned},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}