Standard Lemma guide

disillusioned

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /dɪs.ɪˈluːʒənd/
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH2 S IH0 L UW1 ZH AH0 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Disappointed; experiencing disillusionment; having lost one's illusions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of disillusion

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

freed from illusion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From disillusion + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 令人幻滅的 /令人幻灭的 (lìng rén huànmiè de) — experiencing disillusionment
  • Czech: rozčarovaný — experiencing disillusionment
  • Danish: desillusioneret — experiencing disillusionment
  • Danish: skuffet — experiencing disillusionment
  • Esperanto: seniluziigata — experiencing disillusionment
  • Esperanto: elrevigita — experiencing disillusionment
  • Finnish: pettynyt — experiencing disillusionment
  • French: désabusé — experiencing disillusionment
  • French: désillusionné — experiencing disillusionment
  • German: desillusioniert — experiencing disillusionment
  • German: enttäuscht — experiencing disillusionment
  • Māori: matekiri — experiencing disillusionment
  • Norwegian Bokmål: desillusjonert — experiencing disillusionment
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: desillusjonert — experiencing disillusionment
  • Portuguese: desiludido — experiencing disillusionment
  • Russian: разочаро́ванный (razočaróvannyj) — experiencing disillusionment
  • Spanish: desilusionado — experiencing disillusionment
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