as in to undeceive
to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes
let me disabuse you of your foolish notions
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Recent Examples of disabuse
Josh tried to disabuse her of the mistaken identity, but the woman wasn’t having it.
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Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Josh tried to disabuse her of the mistaken identity, but the woman wasn’t having it.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
But that warning has done little to disabuse Diet Coke lovers looking for their afternoon caffeine fix.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
We’ve been thoroughly disabused of the notion that consumers want another streaming service.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
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Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Josh tried to disabuse her of the mistaken identity, but the woman wasn’t having it.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
But that warning has done little to disabuse Diet Coke lovers looking for their afternoon caffeine fix.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
We’ve been thoroughly disabused of the notion that consumers want another streaming service.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disabuse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disabuse
Verb
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Watergate, Vietnam, and stagflation disillusioned voters then; today, political polarization, misinformation, racial tensions and a chaotic pandemic response have shattered confidence.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Large Southern state schools — including the University of Texas — are attracting a geographically diverse student body as Americans are increasingly disillusioned with the value of higher education.—
Thomas Oide,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Whether ships will sail from homeports during storms, the cruise company advises guests and future cruisers to opt-in to text alerts to get messages regarding on schedule changes.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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First, start with shattering functional silos, the researchers advise.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Burt Reynolds told Business Insider in 2016 that, like Pacino, he was offered and turned down the part.—
Mike Miller Published,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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Massive losses on its streaming platform and battles with authorities in Florida had disenchanted investors.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Sylvester was already disenchanted with the growing inequality in the valley and the environmental cost of all the energy needed to power cryptocurrency, AI and data centers.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Disabuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disabuse. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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