Definitions
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- adjective
Disappointed ; experiencingdisillusionment ; having lost one'sillusions . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
disillusion .
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- adjective freed from illusion
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Examples
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Mary was what you call a disillusioned and disaffected Democrat.
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He was particularly interested in disillusioned outsiders in conflict with society and the law (albeit motivated more by emotion than logic), and their ensuing violence and pain, both of which were conveyed in a deeply sensuous way through the powerful performances Penn consistently drew from his actors.
Arthur Penn obituary Sheila Whitaker 2010
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When I’ve spoken to dozens of audiences during the two months since the Democratic National Convention, where I was an elected Obama delegate, there’s been an overwhelmingly positive response when I make a simple statement about Obama and the prospects of an Obama presidency: the best way to avoid becoming disillusioned is to not have illusions in the first place.
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When I’ve spoken to dozens of audiences during the two months since the Democratic National Convention, where I was an elected Obama delegate, there’s been an overwhelmingly positive response when I make a simple statement about Obama and the prospects of an Obama presidency: the best way to avoid becoming disillusioned is to not have illusions in the first place.
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"It is obvious to us that this breakaway is not in the interest of the poor or the working people ... it is in the interest of the so-called disillusioned and disgruntled ANC members," said Mantashe.
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The blogger known as disillusioned and bored expresses my sentiments succinctly enough.
B I A G W M T R Praguetory 2006
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The blogger known as disillusioned and bored expresses my sentiments succinctly enough.
Archive 2006-12-01 Praguetory 2006
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Simultaneously elated and disillusioned, that is, we may be in a position to pursue our daily activities of teaching and writing as fundamentally "open" in their implications.
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It's hard to give much credence to Zuckerman's claims that these groups are "disillusioned" and have "lost confidence," since there's no evidence they had illusions or confidence about Obama in the first place.
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It's hard to give much credence to Zuckerman's claims that these groups are "disillusioned" and have "lost confidence," since there's no evidence they had illusions or confidence about Obama in the first place.
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