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Recent Examples of disillusionment
Advertisement In a recent interview with CBS News’ 60 Minutes, Liu attributed her pre-comeback disillusionment with the sport to controlling expectations over her diet and her expressive choices in competition, a particularly toxic mandate in a sport where scoring is dependent on aesthetics.
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Jasmine Wynn, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
The end of his life is a story of unremarkable middle-class comforts amid an aura of disillusionment.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
But the art of Violette and his cohort tapped into a deeper disillusionment, the kind of corrosive cynicism that pervades a culture in which any sense of possibility for a non-horrifying future has been foreclosed.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Perhaps a serious literary consideration of ambition, one that breaks through the shell of Millennial disillusionment that has hardened around the subject in recent years, would need to follow Orlean’s lead in focusing on craft.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Sadly, Ilya may still have to do this, as foreshadowed by his brother’s homophobia and his disillusionment with Russia writ large.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
The disillusionment narrative makes for compelling headlines.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Her toughness is a result of loss — her father’s death and the disillusionment of witnessing her mother’s affair — shaping a survival instinct that keeps her guarded.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
In former democracies, that trend is rooted in popular disillusionment with traditional elites.
—Max Hastings, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Jasmine Wynn, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
The end of his life is a story of unremarkable middle-class comforts amid an aura of disillusionment.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
But the art of Violette and his cohort tapped into a deeper disillusionment, the kind of corrosive cynicism that pervades a culture in which any sense of possibility for a non-horrifying future has been foreclosed.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Perhaps a serious literary consideration of ambition, one that breaks through the shell of Millennial disillusionment that has hardened around the subject in recent years, would need to follow Orlean’s lead in focusing on craft.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Sadly, Ilya may still have to do this, as foreshadowed by his brother’s homophobia and his disillusionment with Russia writ large.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
The disillusionment narrative makes for compelling headlines.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Her toughness is a result of loss — her father’s death and the disillusionment of witnessing her mother’s affair — shaping a survival instinct that keeps her guarded.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
In former democracies, that trend is rooted in popular disillusionment with traditional elites.
—Max Hastings, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disillusionment
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In the five decades since Portugal threw off its fascist dictatorship, a presidential election has only once before — in 1986 — required a runoff, highlighting how fragmented the political landscape has become with the rise of the far-right and voter disenchantment with mainstream parties.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
18 Jan. 2026
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In November, Johnson, fed up with McNamara’s disenchantment and his pleadings for a policy shift toward negotiations, announced that the defense secretary would depart the administration to lead the World Bank—in effect, firing him.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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The director frames the film as an immersion into the mind of one such figure — shaped by social discontent, inequality and state repression — who triggers revolt to avenge the death of his dog.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Amid their winter of political discontent, Republicans discovered some hope in the wealthy suburbs of northern New Jersey this month.—
Paul Kane,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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Further discontentment also stemmed from Fennell’s general spearheading of the project, given her affinity for the salacious and the fact that the pic is not billed as a modern retelling.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
13 Nov. 2025
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Jay expresses his discontentment.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Disillusionment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disillusionment. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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