disillusion
verb/ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒn/
/ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disillusion | /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒn/ /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒn/ |
| he / she / it disillusions | /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒnz/ /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒnz/ |
| past simple disillusioned | /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒnd/ /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒnd/ |
| past participle disillusioned | /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒnd/ /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒnd/ |
| -ing form disillusioning | /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒnɪŋ/ /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒnɪŋ/ |
- disillusion somebody to destroy somebody’s belief in or good opinion of somebody/something
- I hate to disillusion you, but not everyone is as honest as you.
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