DISABUSE Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

disabuse

verb

ˌdis-ə-ˈbyüz

Definition of disabuse

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 To capitalize on the moment, Democrats first have to disabuse themselves of the notion that this is just a return to normal. — David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026 Only when he was disabused of that notion, the source said, would the team’s fortunes change. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026 Butcher sold a version of it, too—and was slowly, painfully disabused. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 20 May 2026 What’s needed is to disabuse ourselves and others of the false belief in a power outside of God by yielding our fears and doubts to the conviction of Mind’s sweet control. — Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for disabuse

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Both could have been considered lapsed Catholics, disillusioned with the church’s position on homosexuality and its insistence that divorcees get an annulment before remarriage.

— Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Both candidates are now making concerted efforts to win over voters disillusioned by their party’s promises.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of disillusion

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Engineering textbooks advise practitioners to limit any settlement to around 1 to 3 inches, depending on the soil.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
In a social media post, police advised people nearby to stay alert, be aware of their surroundings and keep children and pets close.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of advise

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Some economists, including researchers at the Minneapolis Fed, argue the data don’t tell such a clean story.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
The company agrees with skeptics like the NFL that justices must eventually opine on whether states and tribes should regulate its sports event contracts as sports bets, a Supreme Court litigator working with Kalshi told Semafor.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tell

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Maher says that the fact that more than half the states allow capital punishment, but are issuing fewer death sentences, shows that the American people are disenchanted with the use of the death penalty.

— Nate Perez, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
But the old dispensation was also something like the countryside of his childhood, which experience has disenchanted.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of disenchant

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