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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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