noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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UK:/dɪs.ɪˈluːʒən/
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rhymes with -uːʒən
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief or illusion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The state of being freed from a constructed or imposed illusion; the recognition of an underlying truth previously obscured by a false or controlled narrative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
freeing from false belief or illusions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disenchantment, disillusionment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: edification, sophistication
5
verb
Meaning 5
free from enchantment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disenchant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disappoint, let down
History
Etymology
From dis- + illusion: literally, the removal or undoing of illusion.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
desil·lusió
— act or state of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief
Chinese Mandarin:
醒悟
(xǐngwù)
— act or state of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief
Czech:
deziluze
— act or state of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief
Czech:
rozčarování
— act or state of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief
Danish:
desillusion
— act or state of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief
French:
désillusion
— act or state of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief
German:
Desillusion
— act or state of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief
Greek:
απογοήτευση
(apogoḯtefsi)
— act or state of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief
Hungarian:
kiábrándulás
— act or state of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief
Portuguese:
desilusão
— act or state of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief
Spanish:
desengaño
— act or state of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief
Spanish:
desilusión
— act or state of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief
Catalan:
desenganyar
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
Catalan:
desenganar
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
Chinese Mandarin:
使幻灭
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
Chinese Mandarin:
使醒悟
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
Czech:
rozčarovat
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
Danish:
desillusionere
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
Dutch:
ontgoochelen
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
Esperanto:
elrevigi
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
French:
désillusionner
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
German:
desillusionieren
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
Hungarian:
kiábrándít
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
Māori:
whakamatekiri
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
Norwegian Bokmål:
desillusjonere
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
Norwegian Nynorsk:
desillusjonere
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
Norwegian Nynorsk:
desillusjonera
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
Portuguese:
desiludir
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
Romanian:
deziluziona
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
Spanish:
desengañar
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
Spanish:
desilusionar
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
Spanish:
desaficionar
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
Swedish:
desillusionera
— to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant
