DISILLUSIONMENT

disenchantment, disillusion, disillusionment

(noun) freeing from false belief or illusions

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

disillusionment (countable and uncountable, plural disillusionments)

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.

The act of freeing from an illusion; the state of being freed therefrom.

Source: Wiktionary


Dis`il*lu"sion*ment, n.

Definition: The act of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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