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DISILLUSIONMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does disillusionment mean?
• DISILLUSIONMENT (noun)
The noun DISILLUSIONMENT has 1 sense:
1. freeing from false belief or illusions
Familiarity information: DISILLUSIONMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Freeing from false belief or illusions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
disenchantment; disillusion; disillusionment
Hypernyms ("disillusionment" is a kind of...):
edification; sophistication (uplifting enlightenment)
Derivation:
disillusion (free from enchantment)
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