disillusionment

== English == === Etymology === From dis- +‎ illusion +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənmənt/, /ˌdɪsɪˈljuːʒənmənt/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌdɪsɪˈluʒənmənt/, /ˌdɪsəˈluʒənmənt/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˌdɪsəˈlʉːʒənmənt/ === Noun === disillusionment (countable and uncountable, plural disillusionments) A feeling of disappointment, akin to depression, arising from the realization that something is not what it was expected or believed to be, possibly accompanied by philosophical angst from having one's beliefs challenged. 1953, Dwight D. Eisenhower, First State of the Union Address, The act of freeing from an illusion; the state of being freed therefrom. ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== “disillusionment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.