English noun: disillusion | |||
1. | disillusion (cognition) freeing from false belief or illusions | ||
Synonyms | disenchantment, disillusionment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | edification, sophistication | ||
English verb: disillusion | |||
1. | disillusion (emotion) free from enchantment | ||
Examples | The performance is likely to disillusion Sue | ||
Synonyms | disenchant | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disappoint, let down | ||
Antonyms | enchant, enrapture, enthral, enthrall, ravish, delight, transport | ||