Vocabulary
Disillusioned
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed.
Urdu meaning
اعتماد ختم ہونے کی وجہ سے مایوس
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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They show how hopeless and disillusioned people feel, underpinning the fact that public frustration with corruption is real even if it is an assumed condition of the state.
Dawn Editorials —
Corruption perception
— 2026-02-05
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Young people the world over remain disillusioned with the abrogation of political and social rights, mass violence,and mounting economic inequality.
Dawn Editorials —
Conflicts of the future
— 2026-02-02
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These regional inequalities present in incomes, living standards, and development have not only undermined national cohesion but also led disillusioned youth to resort to violence against the state in parts of the country.
Dawn Editorials —
Regional disparities
— 2025-12-21
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They can tell us how hopeless people feel, how disillusioned, how angry but not how corrupt the country actually is.
Dawn Editorials —
A flawed mirror
— 2025-12-17
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Are voters disillusioned with Pakistan`s electoral system or the leadership of their party or both?
Dawn Editorials —
By-elections 2025
— 2025-11-29
Synonyms
disenchanted, disappointed, let down, cast down, downcast, discouraged, disabused
Antonyms
trusting, enthusiastic
Curator example
“the minority groups were completely disillusioned with the party”
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