disillusion
verb [T] /ˌdɪs.ɪˈluː.ʒən/Definition
› to disappoint someone by telling them the unpleasant truth about something or someone that they had a good opinion of, or respected: I hate to/I'm sorry to disillusion you, but pregnancy is not always wonderful - I was sick every day for six months.Disappointing yourself and others disillusionment /-mənt/ noun [U] (also disillusion) › There is increasing disillusionment with the government.Disappointing yourself and others
(Definition of disillusion verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anticlimax noun
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- break sb's heart idiom
- chagrin noun
- comedown noun
- disappointing adjective
- disappointment noun
- dishearten verb
- dishonour verb
- droop verb
- fail verb (NOT HELP)
- let the side down idiom
- letdown noun
- non-event noun
- not be all it's cracked up to be idiom
- pity noun
- sick as a parrot idiom
- swizz noun
- the bubble bursts idiom
- turn your back on sb idiom
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