disillusionment

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A sense of disillusionment has settled in among Bangladesh's youth, with many now looking to leave for better work opportunities overseas, she said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Decades of poverty and the crumbling of Cuba’s once-idealized healthcare system have sparked widespread disillusionment, said Ted Henken, a professor of Cuban studies at Baruch College in New York.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 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

“There is no change at all,” said Francys Machucas, a banking adviser in Caracas, whose sense of disillusionment is shared by some other Venezuelans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

A dry, barren field, out beyond wish and lament, beyond dream and disillusionment.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini