disillusion

An estimated 75,000—some 2.5% of the population—had no desire to live within an independent republic that held memories of “terror, disillusion, and death,” preferring to uproot themselves to Canada and beyond.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Accepting the possibility of disillusion as part of existence allows Amélie to endure sorrow and bask in moments of elation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025

In stark contrast with the album’s bombastic, top-10 title track, the early version of “Born in the USA” featured on “Nebraska ’82” oozes with the pain, heartbreak and disillusion inherent in the song’s lyrics.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2025

Put them all together and there is a disillusion and a widespread sense among farmers of not being listened to.

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2024

Both originated in envy, thrived in insecurity, and ended in disillusion.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

Coaches across the City said that the lack of care is another sign of a lack of support that disillusions prospective parents, which leads to enrollment somewhere else.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2023

One key strength of this exhibition, curated by Elizabeth Cleland and Adam Eaker, is that it disillusions Tudor hagiography without making them seem uniquely brutal or awful.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022

“What if that disillusions a lot of really bright, passionate, smart people from the industry?”

From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2021

The rise of the “Beast-Elect” so disillusions her that she quits her job and breaks for the California badlands, where her friend’s teen-age daughter, Arabella, has gone missing.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 13, 2018

It is possible that I was mistaken and I do not willfully invite any disillusions at this point in my life.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

Nonetheless, he claimed that he had become disillusioned by the rampant corruption, cynicism and brutality of his KGB colleagues and the Soviet system as a whole.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Spooner said he reluctantly compromised, yet after several years of working with Morgan, Spooner grew disillusioned with what Afropunk the festival became.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Little ditty ’bout millions of Americans growing old — and disillusioned — in the heartland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

But he soon became disillusioned with the psychodynamic account of mental illness advanced by Freudians and looked instead to the brain’s chemistry for answers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Over the years, the brother and sister grew deeply disillusioned with National Socialism.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Observers also say a guilty verdict could risk disillusioning young Indonesians who want to pursue a career in government.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Most disillusioning of all is the play’s flimsy treatment of class and privilege.

From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2024

The exhibition is as disillusioning about any reflexive association of the Renaissance with pervasive humanism as it is about the Tudors themselves.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022

And perhaps before any of that, he’ll have to win over the remaining players from a very disillusioning Husky season.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2021

In light of the bold and defiant line we had taken all along, an appeal would seem anticli- mactic and even disillusioning.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela