Skip to content

disillusion

noun

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L319564 on Wikidata ↗

verb

  1. to free from illusions, ideals
L331492 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪs.ɪˈluːʒən/

noun

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

  1. The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief or illusion.
  2. 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.

verb

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

  1. 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.