disillusioned

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dis·il·lu·sioned /ˌdɪsəˈluːʒənd◂/ adjective  DISAPPOINTEDdisappointed because you have lost your belief that someone is good, or that an idea is right 不抱幻想的，失望的，幻灭的，理想破灭的 SYN disenchanteddisillusioned by/with As she grew older, Laura became increasingly disillusioned with politics. 随着年龄的增长，劳拉对政治越来越不抱幻想了。► see thesaurus at disappointed —disillusionment (also disillusion) noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

disillusioned• Britain's black community - especially young people unable to find employment - is becoming increasingly disillusioned and restless.• Children begin secondary school with high expectations of science, but become disillusioned and uninterested, especially in physics.• Japanese college students in particular are disillusioned by the restrictions placed on them by society.• The employment service is disillusioned, demoralised and underfunded.• In which case, this may be just the book for all disillusioned fans of yesteryear.• It was a disillusioned generation which went east to find the new answers.• His book is the testimony of a disillusioned man who turns with some bitterness on his former colleagues.• Disillusioned voters are turning against the government.• They become disillusioned when they realise that their parents have just as many faults as everyone else.• As David grew older he became increasingly disillusioned with socialism.became ... disillusioned• Though he got excited at each new development in his investigations, he soon became disillusioned again.• Because of this he often failed to bring about cures and eventually became disillusioned with hypnosis as a form of therapy.• He became disillusioned with law after losing a case due to a technicality.• Wordsworth soon became disillusioned with most of Godwin's ideas.• During his stints as a Red Guard and a soldier, however, Wei became disillusioned with the one-party socialist ideology.• Like many radicals Cary became disillusioned with the Rump Parliament and welcomed its fall.• Also, I became very disillusioned with the States after the first police riots started.• But after October they rapidly became disillusioned with their erstwhile allies.

dis·il·lu·sioned adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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disillusioned
dis‧il‧lu‧sioned /ˌdɪsəˈluːʒənd◂, ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənd◂/ adjective
disappointed because you have lost your belief that someone is good, or that an idea is right
   SYN  disenchanted
    disillusioned by/with
    As she grew older, Laura became increasingly disillusioned with politics.
—disillusionment (also disillusion) noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ disappointed unhappy because something you hoped for did not happen, or because something was not as good as you expected: Hundreds of disappointed fans were unable to get tickets for the game. | I was disappointed with the grade I got in my Maths exam.
   ▪ feel let down to feel disappointed because something was not as good as you expected, or someone did not do what you expected them to do for you - a rather informal use: I felt let down when I saw the film. | Nurses feel badly let down – they were promised a pay increase months ago.
   ▪ disillusioned /ˌdɪsəˈluːʒənd◂, ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənd◂/ disappointed because you have lost your belief that an idea is right, or that something or someone is good: Their leaders are deeply disillusioned with the peace process. | Disillusioned voters are turning against the government.
   ▪ disenchanted no longer feeling enthusiastic, especially so that you do not think you should be involved in something, or give someone your support: Americans have grown increasingly disenchanted with politics. | a disenchanted workforce
   ▪ be/feel sorry spoken used when telling someone that you feel disappointed and wish that the situation was different: I’m sorry you can’t come to the party. | She always felt sorry that she hadn’t got to know him better.

dis·il·lu·sionedBrE /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒnd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒnd/ 🔊 adjective~ (by/with sb/sth) disappointed because the person you admired or the idea you believed to be good and true now seems without value 大失所望的；不再抱幻想的；幻想破灭的 SYN disenchanted ◆I soon became disillusioned with the job. 我不久便对这个工作不再抱幻想了。🔊🔊