disillusion

verb
/dɪs.ɪˈluːʒən/UK

Etymology

From dis- + illusion: literally, the removal or undoing of illusion.

  1. derived from illūsiō
  2. derived from illusion
  3. prefixed as disillusion — “dis- + illusion

Definitions

  1. To free or deprive of illusion

    To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant.

    • To disillusion a man is not to break him, but to open his eyes to the machinery behind the curtain.
  2. The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief or illusion.

  3. The state of being freed from a constructed or imposed illusion

    The state of being freed from a constructed or imposed illusion; the recognition of an underlying truth previously obscured by a false or controlled narrative.

    • Disillusion is not disappointment; it is the breaking of the spell—the moment the veil falls and truth becomes inescapable.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for disillusion. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA