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disillusioning

/ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənɪŋ/

/ˌdɪsɪˈluʒənɪŋ/

disillusioningadjective

more disillusioning

Comp.

most disillusioning

Super.

/ˌdɪs.ɪˈluː.ʒən.ɪŋ/

Translations

разочаровывающий

The movie was disillusioning because it didn't live up to the hype.

Фильм был разочаровывающим, потому что не оправдал ожиданий.

Definitions

Causing someone to lose their illusions or false beliefs, often resulting in disappointment.

The disillusioning experience of finding out the truth about her idol left her feeling betrayed.

Synonyms

disillusioningnoun

disillusionings

/ˌdɪs.ɪˈluː.ʒən.ɪŋ/

/ˌdɪs.ɪˈluː.ʒə.nɪŋ/

Gerund use meaning the act or process of disillusioning.

Definitions

The act or process of causing someone to lose their illusions or false beliefs.

The disillusioning of new recruits was inevitable once the reality of war set in.

Synonyms

cold shower

reality check

disillusionverb

disillusioning

Gerund

disillusioned

Past Simple

disillusioned

Past Participle

disillusioning

Gerund

/ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒən/

/ˌdɪsɪˈluʒən/

Translations

разочаровать

The harsh reality of the job disillusioned him quickly.

Жестокая реальность работы быстро его разочаровала.

Additional translations

вводить в заблуждение

развеивать иллюзии

Definitions

To cause someone to realize that a belief or an ideal is false or mistaken.

The harsh realities of the job disillusioned her about the glamorous life she had imagined.

Synonyms

reveal the truth

disillusionnoun

Definitions

A feeling of disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be.

After years of working in the industry, he felt a deep disillusion with the corporate world.

The act of freeing someone from illusion or the state of being freed from illusion.

The disillusion of the new employees came swiftly once they saw the true working conditions.