DISILLUSIONED

disillusioned

(adjective) freed from illusion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

disillusioned (comparative more disillusioned, superlative most disillusioned)

Disappointed; experiencing disillusionment; having lost one's illusions.

Antonyms

• inspired

Verb

disillusioned

simple past tense and past participle of disillusion

Source: Wiktionary


DISILLUSION

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



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