disillusionment
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During that time, it’s been through periods of massive hype and disillusionment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
As the euphoria fades and reality starts, emotions can turn to disillusionment.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
I left that and struggled for years with the standard outcomes of intense combat service mixed with a total disillusionment and cynicism around the wars that I fought in.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
Human geography student Andrew Alvedro, who chose to represent Spain, said there is an "air of anxiety" among young people, but also "a sense of disillusionment."
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
I have had to experience so much stupidity, so many vices, so much error, so much nausea, disillusionment and sorrow, just in order to become a child again and begin anew.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing disillusionment
Siddhartha
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
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"Marionettes, Inc." by Ray Bradbury
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