I. |dis+ noun
Etymology: dis- (I) + illusion
1. : the lack or loss of faith in illusions or in hopes previously held : disenchantment
facile disillusion of our romantic intellectuals — New Republic
2. : the state of having lost faith or illusions ; also : an instance of this
romantic disillusions and tangled, tragic problems — H.E.Salisbury
II. transitive verb
also dis·il·lu·sion·ize ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷zhəˌnīz
( disillusioned also disillusionized ; disillusioned also disillusionized ; disillusioning -zh(ə)niŋ ; also disillusionizing ; disillusions also disillusionizes )
: to free from or deprive of illusion : disenchant
disillusioned his fans by his sloppy play
• dis·il·lu·sion·ist ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷zhənə̇st, -zhnə̇st noun
• dis·il·lu·sion·iz·er -zhəˌnīzə(r) noun -s