YOUR VOCABULARY, ONE WORD AT A TIME

disillusioned

Adjective

IPA /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒnd/

Understand it. Say it. Use it.

UNDERSTAND THE WORD

Meaning in plain English

Disappointed after discovering that someone or something you trusted or admired is less good than you had believed.

SAY IT ALOUD

Pronunciation

disillusioned/ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒnd/

PICTURE THE IDEA

See the meaning

Follow the idea

You admire an organisation's promises
Its behaviour repeatedly breaks those promises
Your trust turns into disappointment

A disillusioned person has lost faith in something they once believed was good.

SEE IT IN EVERYDAY ENGLISH

Examples in context

Read the examples aloud. Notice how the word fits the sentence, then think of a situation of your own.

She became disillusioned with the club after its promises were repeatedly broken.
The unpaid overtime left many new employees feeling disillusioned.

MAKE IT STICK

Quick word quiz

Try the question without looking back, then write a sentence of your own. You can retry as often as you like.

Can you recall the word?

Complete the example using the word from this lesson.

She became ________ with the club after its promises were repeatedly broken.

Show the answer

disillusioned — Disappointed after discovering that someone or something you trusted or admired is less good than you had believed.

Try your own sentence (optional)

Make it yours

Write one sentence using “disillusioned” about your own life.

Your sentence (optional)

Check your sentence

Does your sentence match this meaning?

Disappointed after discovering that someone or something you trusted or admired is less good than you had believed.

Compare: She became disillusioned with the club after its promises were repeatedly broken.

Check the spelling and how the word fits the sentence. Your example can be different.

Self-review only. Your sentence is not automatically marked, saved or submitted.

This quiz is for practice. To save lesson completion on this device, complete the checks in the app.

Word origin

From disillusion and -ed; disillusion combines dis- with illusion.

Did you know?

Disillusioned with identifies the person, organisation or idea in which someone has lost faith.

Explore related words

Open a word’s lesson when available, or explore entries that use the related term.

Make the word your own

Say the word aloud and read an example sentence.
Write a new sentence about something familiar to you.
Cover the meaning and try explaining the word in your own words.

Continue with the app’s practice check, then try a sentence of your own to mark this word complete.

Practise this word in the app

Completion and saved words stay in this browser on this device.