disillusion

tr.v., -sioned, -sion·ing, -sions.
To free or deprive of illusion.

n.

1. The act of disenchanting.
2. The condition or fact of being disenchanted.

disillusionment dis'il·lu'sion·ment n.
disillusive dis'il·lu'sive (-sĭv, -zĭv) adj.

n

Definition: disenchantment
Antonyms: enchantment, promise

v

Definition: disenchant
Antonyms: deceive, fool

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IN BRIEF: n. - Freeing from false belief or illusions v. - Free from enchantment.

Tutor's tip: The "dissolution" (the breakup of a group) of the band caused "disillusion" (the state of being free from false or unrealistic ideas or illusions) in all the musicians.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: freeing from false belief or illusions
  Synonyms: disenchantment, disillusionment

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The verb disillusion has one meaning:

Meaning #1: free from enchantment
  Synonym: disenchant

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - desillusionering, skuffelse
v. tr. - desillusionere, skuffe

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontgoochelen, ontgoocheling

Français (French)
n. - désillusion, désenchantement, désabusement
v. tr. - désillusionner, désabuser

Deutsch (German)
v. - desillusionieren, ernüchtern
n. - Ernüchterung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απογοητεύω, διαψεύδω τις ελπίδες, αφυπνίζω, προσγειώνω στη (σκληρή) πραγματικότητα
n. - αφύπνιση από ψευδαισθήσεις ή αυταπάτες, ξύπνημα, προσγείωση στη πραγματικότητα

Italiano (Italian)
disingannare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desiludir
n. - desilusão (f)

Русский (Russian)
рассеять иллюзии

Español (Spanish)
n. - desengaño, desilusión
v. tr. - desengañar, desilusionar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - desillusionera
n. - desillusion

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
醒悟, 理想破灭, 使醒悟, 使幻想破灭

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 醒悟, 理想破滅
v. tr. - 使醒悟, 使幻想破滅

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 환멸
v. tr. - 모멸감을 갖게 하다, ~의 공상을 깨치다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 迷いをさますこと, 幻滅
v. - 迷いをさまさせる, 幻滅を感じさせる, 幻滅させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخيب الأمل, يحرر من الوهم (الاسم) خيبه أمل, تحرير أو تحرر من الوهم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פיכחון מאשליות‬
v. tr. - ‮איכזב, שחרר מאמונת-שוא, עירער אשליה‬

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