Disillusion

Definitions

1. The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief or illusion.
   countable, usually
2. The state of being freed from a constructed or imposed illusion; the recognition of an underlying truth previously obscured by a false or controlled narrative.
   uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“Disillusion is not disappointment; it is the breaking of the spell⟳—the moment the veil falls and truth becomes inescapable.”

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