What does disillusioned mean?
Definitions for disillusioned
dis·il·lu·sioned
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word disillusioned.
Princeton's WordNet
disillusionedadjective
freed from illusion
Wiktionary
disillusionedadjective
Disappointed; experiencing disillusionment; having lost one's illusions.
Etymology: The adjective is an extension of the past participle.
Wikipedia
Disillusioned
Disillusioned is a song by American rock band A Perfect Circle. It is the second song released from the band's fourth studio album, Eat the Elephant. The song was released on YouTube, on January 1, 2018 and then released digitally on the following day. A limited edition physical vinyl was released on March 9, 2018, along with a music video.
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disillusioned
Disillusioned describes a condition or state wherein one's ideals or beliefs are proven to be false or mistaken, resulting in disappointment, disenchantment, or the loss of innocence or faith. This typically occurs when reality does not meet one's expectations or preconceived notions.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of disillusioned in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of disillusioned in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of disillusioned in a Sentence
It's not an easy road to get some of the most powerful people under the sanctions regime. So if you don't fall for illusions, you don't get disillusioned. It just means that we need to work harder.
Working-class people have become disillusioned with Labour, in Bradford West, they're looking towards George Galloway. In Bradford South, they're looking towards UKIP.
One of the fundamental reasons why so many doctors become cynical and disillusioned is precisely because, when the abstract idealism has worn thin, they are uncertain about the value of the actual lives of the patients they are treating. This is not because they are callous or personally inhuman: it is because they live in and accept a society which is incapable of knowing what a human life is worth.
Otherwise, they're just totally thumbing their nose at the objective of FOIA, the American public is going to become totally disillusioned.
I think it's a huge missed opportunity, a huge proportion of the electorate are disillusioned and apathetic and don't vote, and it's mostly the young ones. They are all spending a lot of their time on social. If someone had one good idea about how to reach out to them and talk to them in a language they understand, how to make politics relevant to them on social, it would be huge. But I'm not seeing that.
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