Synonyms for disillusion
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Awakening — the state of being freed from a constructed or imposed illusion; the recognition of an underlying truth…
2. Disillusionment
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
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.
- n. 2
The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief or illusion.
- v. 1
To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant.
Forms
- Plural
- disillusions → awakenings, revelations, clarities, disillusionments…
- Past participle
- disillusioned
e.g. disillusioned → disenchanted, undeceived…
Example sentences
- revelation The highest revelation is that God is in every man.
- clarity Practice meditation for mental clarity and peace.
- awakening We are near awakening when we dream that we dream.
- disillusionment The war brought disillusionment with it.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disillusion | falling | |
| revelation | rising | |
| clarity | rising | |
| awakening | rising | |
| disillusionment | steady | |
| disenchantment | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- clarity3
- 9 letters
- awakening4, undeceive
- 10 letters
- revelation4, disenchant
- 14 letters
- disenchantment4
- 15 letters
- disillusionment5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (clarity3 = 3 syllables).