Once you start dating the sleazy old professor, disillusionment sets in.
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Disillusionment
/ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənmənt/
Synonyms for "disillusionment" (75 found)
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Noun(2 words)
bafflementbalkbanbetrayed hopeblackballblackballingblasted expectationblighted hopeblowbuffetcomedowncomplaintcruel disappointment
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Related words (37)
disrespectdissatisfactiondissentdistasteenlightenmentexclusionfailurefallen countenancefiascofizzlefoilingforlorn hopefrustrationhope deferredindignationletdownlow estimationlow opinionmirageobjection
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oppositionopposureostracismprotestrejectionsetbacksore disappointmenttantalizationteasethumbs downthumbs-downunhappiness
Noun(5 words)
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13 total sentences available.
The aphorism is, how to say it?, the champagne of melancholia; each short statement encapsulates years of disillusionment distilled in a moment of intoxication.
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Widespread unemployment and disillusionment about the political process have kept many young people away from the polls in this year's elections.
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Tom's disillusionment was obvious.
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