disillusioned

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UK/dɪs.ɪˈluːʒənd/

adjective

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

Similar
disenchanted
Opposite
inspired
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Meanings

adjectivedisillusioned (comparative more disillusioned, superlative most disillusioned)

comparative more disillusioned · superlative most disillusioned

  1. Disappointed; experiencing disillusionment; having lost one's illusions.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of disillusion

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
inspired

adjectivefreed from illusion

Similar
disenchanted
Also see
crestfallendisenchanted

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From disillusion + -ed.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 令人幻滅的 /令人幻灭的
  • 令人幻滅的 /令人幻灭的 (lìng rén huànmiè de)experiencing disillusionment
Czech rozčarovaný
  • rozčarovanýexperiencing disillusionment
Danish desillusioneret, skuffet
  • desillusioneretexperiencing disillusionment
  • skuffetexperiencing disillusionment
Esperanto seniluziigata, elrevigita
  • seniluziigataexperiencing disillusionment
  • elrevigitaexperiencing disillusionment
Finnish pettynyt
  • pettynytexperiencing disillusionment
French désabusé, désillusionné
  • désabuséexperiencing disillusionment
  • désillusionnéexperiencing disillusionment
German desillusioniert, enttäuscht
  • desillusioniertexperiencing disillusionment
  • enttäuschtexperiencing disillusionment
Māori matekiri
  • matekiriexperiencing disillusionment
Norwegian Bokmål desillusjonert
  • desillusjonertexperiencing disillusionment
Portuguese desiludido
  • desiludidoexperiencing disillusionment
Russian разочаро́ванный
  • разочаро́ванный (razočaróvannyj)experiencing disillusionment
Spanish desilusionado
  • desilusionadoexperiencing disillusionment
Cite this entry
APA

disillusioned. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disillusioned

MLA

“disillusioned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disillusioned. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disillusioned,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disillusioned.

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