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disillusioned

People who are disillusioned have lost their illusions. This is usually meant in a negative way, as disillusioned people tend to be a little bitter.

When you're disillusioned, you're wiser but not necessarily happier: you've learned from experience that life isn't always how you'd like it to be. Getting divorced could disillusion you about marriage and love. Finding out a teacher cheated could leave you disillusioned about education. We all get disillusioned at some point, and it's usually a bit depressing. Often, ignorance really is bliss.

DEFINITIONS OF: disillusioned

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adj freed from illusion

Synonyms
disenchanted
freed from enchantment
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