disenchantment, disillusion, disillusionment
(noun) freeing from false belief or illusions
disenchant, disillusion
(verb) free from enchantment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
disillusion (third-person singular simple present disillusions, present participle disillusioning, simple past and past participle disillusioned)
(transitive) To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant.
disillusion (usually uncountable, plural disillusions)
(countable) The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief.
(uncountable) The state of having been or process of becoming freed of false belief.
• (state of being or becoming free of false belief): disillusionment
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`il*lu"sion, n.
Definition: The act or process of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom. Lowell.
Dis`il*lu"sion, v. t.
Definition: To free from an illusion; to disillusionize.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
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