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Disillusion

/dɪs.ɪˈluːʒən/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Disillusion"

noun

1
The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief.
2
The state of having been or process of becoming freed of false belief.

verb

1
To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant.

🔄 Synonyms of "Disillusion"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
disillusionmentnoun	A feeling of disappointment, akin to depression, arising from the realization that something is not what it was expected or believed to be, possibly accompanied by philosophical angst from having one's beliefs challenged.
disenchantmentnoun	The act of disenchanting or the state of being disenchanted.
disenchantverb	(transitive, of a person) To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion.

↔️ Antonyms of "Disillusion"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
delightnoun	Joy; pleasure.
enthrallverb	(figuratively) To hold spellbound.
ravishverb	(transitive, usually passive voice) To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.
enraptureverb	(transitive) To fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate or captivate.
transportnoun	To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
enchantverb	To attract and delight, to charm.
enthralverb	(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of enthrall. [(literally, literary, otherwise archaic) To enslave; to subjugate.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Disillusion"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
disenchantverb	(transitive, of a person) To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion.
disenchantmentnoun	The act of disenchanting or the state of being disenchanted.
disappointverb	(transitive) To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.
disappointmentnoun	(uncountable) The feeling or state of being disappointed: a feeling of sadness or frustration when something is not as good as one hoped or expected, or when something bad unexpectedly happens.
deceptionnoun	An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
deceiveverb	(transitive) To trick or mislead.
dismaynoun	A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits
frustrationnoun	The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.
delusionnoun	A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts.
disillusionizenoun	(transitive) To disillusion, disabuse, free from illusion.
disillusioniseverb	Alternative spelling of disillusionize. [(transitive) To disillusion, disabuse, free from illusion.]
disilludeverb	(transitive) To free from illusion.
disencharmverb	To free from the influence of a charm or spell; to disenchant.
decharmverb	(transitive) To free from a charm, or charm (charisma); to disenchant.
disintoxicatenoun	(medicine) To neutralize the intoxicating effects of
uncharmverb	(transitive) To release from a charm, fascination, or secret power; to disenchant.
undazzleverb	(transitive) To free from dazzlement; to clear (the senses, the vision, etc.).
disabuseverb	(transitive) To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (someone).
unenchantverb	(transitive) To release from enchantment.
disenamourverb	(transitive) To free from being in love; to cause to fall out of love.