Undeception

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The point of being undeceived or freed from a misconception. countable, uncountable

    "He was constantly thinking that he knew everything or could imagine everything, and constantly undergoing the shock of undeception; but the shock of the Longchamps Sunday was excessive."

Synonyms

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disappointmentdisenchantmentdisillusionenlightenment

Example

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"He was constantly thinking that he knew everything or could imagine everything, and constantly undergoing the shock of undeception; but the shock of the Longchamps Sunday was excessive."

Etymology

From un- + deception.

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