Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
disillude
verb
/ˌdɪs.ɪˈluːd/
Definition
To free someone from a misleading belief or illusion.
Examples
- After years of believing in fairy tales, she was finally disillusioned when she learned the truth about their impossibility.
- The journalist aimed to disillude the public of the myths surrounding the celebrity’s lifestyle.
- His experiences in the war disillusioned him about the concept of heroism.
Meaning
Disillude refers to the process of revealing the truth to someone who has been deceived or is under a false impression.
Synonyms
- dissillusion
- disenchant
- disabuse
- dishearten
- undeceive
