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Disenchantment vs Disillusion - What's the difference?

disenchantment | disillusion |

As nouns the difference between disenchantment and disillusion

is that disenchantment is the act of disenchanting or the state of being disenchanted while disillusion is the act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief.

As a verb disillusion is

to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant.

disenchantment

English

Noun

(wikipedia disenchantment)
  • the act of disenchanting or the state of being disenchanted
  • freeing from false belief or illusions
  • :''Disenchantment with the religion led to a sharp fall in church attendance.

    • disillusion

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant.

    • Derived terms

    * disillusioned * disillusionment

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (countable) The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief.
  • (uncountable) The state of having been or process of becoming freed of false belief.

    • Synonyms

    * (state of being or becoming free of false belief) disillusionment