disillusion

dis- +‎ illusion

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪs.ɪˈluːʒən/
• Rhymes: -uːʒən

disillusion (third-person singular simple present disillusions, present participle disillusioning, simple past and past participle disillusioned)

1. (transitive) To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant.

• disillusioned
• disillusionment

disillusion (usually uncountable, plural disillusions)

1. (countable) The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief.
2. (uncountable) The state of having been or process of becoming freed of false belief.

• (state of being or becoming free of false belief): disillusionment