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Disheartened vs Disillusioned - What's the difference?

disheartened | disillusioned |

As adjectives the difference between disheartened and disillusioned

is that disheartened is discouraged, despairing while disillusioned is disappointed; experiencing disillusionment; having lost one's illusions.

As verbs the difference between disheartened and disillusioned

is that disheartened is (dishearten) while disillusioned is (disillusion).

disheartened

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Discouraged, despairing.
  • * 2004 , , Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage :
    • He refused to get disheartened , even when all 50 writers polled by Newsweek predicted he would lose.

    Synonyms

    * dejected, dispirited, down in the mouth, sad, down in the dumps

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dishearten)
    • English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs

    disillusioned

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Disappointed; experiencing disillusionment; having lost one's illusions.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (disillusion)