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The synonyms of “Disillusionment” are: disenchantment, disillusion
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “disillusionment” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| disenchantment | Freeing from false belief or illusions. Their growing disenchantment with the leadership. |
| disillusion | Disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be. The old enthusiasm for the government evaporated into a more cynical disillusion. |
| begrudge | Give reluctantly or resentfully. She begrudged Martin his affluence. |
| bitterly | Extremely and sharply. The two governments quarrelled bitterly over the terms of the loan. |
| creak | A squeaking sound. The garden gate creaked open. |
| cry | Bring into a particular state by crying. This situation is crying for attention. |
| disappoint | Fail to meet the hopes or expectations of. The governing coalition had bitterly disappointed the hopes of its voters. |
| disappointed | (of hopes or expectations) prevented from being realized. Disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions. |
| disappointing | Failing to fulfil someone’s hopes or expectations. It was disappointing that there were relatively few possibilities. |
| disillusioned | Freed from illusion. The minority groups were completely disillusioned with the party. |
| dreamer | Someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations. A rebellious young dreamer. |
| embitter | Cause to be bitter or resentful. He didn t let illness and divorce embitter him. |
| envy | A person or thing that inspires envy. France has a film industry that is the envy of Europe. |
| gripe | Secure a boat with gripes. My only gripe is the size of the page numbers. |
| grouse | Hunt grouse. |
| idealist | A person who believes in the theory of idealism. Hegel described himself as an absolute idealist. |
| interference | The fading or disturbance of received radio signals caused by unwanted signals from other sources, such as unshielded electrical equipment, or broadcasts from other stations or channels. An unwarranted interference with personal liberty. |
| jealousy | A feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival. Cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy. |
| poignant | Arousing affect. Poignant anxiety. |
| pout | A pouting expression. His lower lip protruded in a sulky pout. |
| rankle | (of a wound or sore) continue to be painful; fester. The injustice rankled her. |
| resent | Wish ill or allow unwillingly. She resents being paid less than her co workers. |
| sniffle | Sniff slightly or repeatedly, typically because of a cold or fit of crying. He was restraining his sniffles rather well. |
| snivel | An act or sound of snivelling. Lucy s torrent of howls weakened to a snivel. |
| squawk | The noise of squawking. The geese flew upriver squawking. |
| strife | Angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict. Decades of civil strife. |
| sulk | A period of sulking. He was sulking over the break up of his band. |
| sulky | Moving slowly. Disappointment was making her sulky. |
| unsatisfactory | Not satisfactory; not good enough. Her performance proved to be unsatisfactory. |
| weep | A fit or period of weeping. Sit down and have a weep. |
| whimper | A whimpering sound. Their first appearance in the top flight ended with a whimper rather than a bang. |
| whine | Move with a whining sound. The dog whined and scratched at the back door. |
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