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Antonyms for disillusionment
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : dis-i-loo-zhuhn |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs ɪˈlu ʒən |
Definition of disillusionment
Origin :- 1856, from disillusion + -ment.
- As in letdown : noun disappointment
- As in disappointment : noun mental upset; displeasure
- As in dismay : noun disappointed feeling; distress
- At last the disillusionment that precedes death came to him.
- Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
- In God's green earth, what do you know of disillusionment, child?
- Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley
- And my horror, my disillusionment increased at every word he said.
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
- No, and they descend to old age surrounded by the dust of disillusionment.
- Extract from : « The Romance of the Soul » by Lilian Staveley
- And what is a man to do when he discovers the disillusionment?
- Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley
- I remember how I loved you, and how full and bitter was my disillusionment.
- Extract from : « The White Lie » by William Le Queux
- Disillusionment had fallen upon her, and utterly crushed her.
- Extract from : « The White Lie » by William Le Queux
- There might yet be a chance to save Consuello from the disillusionment that was approaching.
- Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
- Of course in a sense there has been disillusionment, both as to myself and as to the world.
- Extract from : « The Heart of Nature » by Francis Younghusband
- She braced herself to restrain a wail of sorrow if she saw his disillusionment.
- Extract from : « The Explorer » by W. Somerset Maugham
Synonyms for disillusionment
- adverse fate
- adversity
- agitation
- alarm
- anticlimax
- anxiety
- apprehension
- bafflement
- balk
- bitter pill
- blow
- blue funk
- blues
- bummer
- chagrin
- cold feet
- comedown
- consternation
- defeat
- despondency
- discontent
- discouragement
- disenchantment
- disgruntlement
- disheartenment
- disillusion
- disillusionment
- dissatisfaction
- distress
- downer
- dread
- dumps
- failure
- fear
- fright
- frustration
- funk
- hassle
- horror
- lack of success
- letdown
- mortification
- nonsuccess
- panic
- regret
- setback
- terror
- the blahs
- the knocks
- trepidation
- unfulfillment
- upset
- washout
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