disillusionment
dis i looh zhuhn muhnt
- n freeing from false belief or illusions
- For the Israelis, it was a costly mistake, damning them in the eyes of the world and denting the confidence of a people already reeling from the disillusionment that followed the .
- But while Weld moved on to Oxford and Harvard Law, Kerry went to Vietnam and returned with a chestful of medals and enough firsthand disillusionment to lead 5,500 vets in a 1971 .
- This is a time of disillusionment and soul searching.