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DISILLUSIONMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does disillusionment mean? 

DISILLUSIONMENT (noun)
  The noun DISILLUSIONMENT has 1 sense:

1. freeing from false belief or illusionsplay

  Familiarity information: DISILLUSIONMENT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DISILLUSIONMENT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Freeing from false belief or illusions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

disenchantment; disillusion; disillusionment

Hypernyms ("disillusionment" is a kind of...):

edification; sophistication (uplifting enlightenment)

Derivation:

disillusion (free from enchantment)


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