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Verb

To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment

To feel, or cause to feel, disheartened after learning the truth about something

To cause to feel less close or friendly

To become, or cause to become, bitter or disenchanted

Fall short of expectation

Disappointment resulting from not having one's expectations met

Feelings of doubt or apprehension about something

Singular of second thoughts

A feeling of mild astonishment or shock caused by something unexpected

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To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment

“Is that wait of an extra couple of months going to disillusion people about this new democracy?”

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To feel, or cause to feel, disheartened after learning the truth about something

dampen the spirits of

burst bubble

shatter the illusions of

fail

take the wind out of your sails

fail to satisfy

break one's promise to

fall short of expectations

demoralize^US

terrorize^US

appal^UK

appall^US

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

demoralise^UK

terrorise^UK

fill with consternation

scandalize^US

put someone off their stroke

knock the stuffing out of

scandalise^UK

make one's hair stand on end

agonize^US

agonise^UK

set someone back on their heels

make despondent

give someone the blues

make sad

make someone scratch their head

stop someone in their tracks

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

scare the bejesus out of

lie heavy on

give someone goose pimples

scare someone out of their wits

scare the living daylights out of

put the fear of God into

take by surprise

electrify

give a hard time

throw into a blue funk

dampen spirits

make unhappy

cause to be at a stand

make miserable

make one's blood run cold

make someone's hair stand on end

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

give someone the heebie-jeebies

put out of countenance

get

reduce to tears

scare off

pull the rug from under

benumb

put someone off their stride

pull the rug out from under

distress greatly

knock for a loop

make wretched

hurt somebody's feelings

make teeth chatter

gross out

cause suffering to

take your breath away

make someone jump out of their skin

frighten someone out of their wits

send into a cold sweat

make someone's blood run cold

make someone shake in their shoes

frighten the life out of

scare the life out of

scare the hell out of

frighten the living daylights out of

make one's flesh creep

give one the creeps

turn off

bring tears to your eyes

mess with someone's head

knock out

make one's heart bleed

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

cause someone to lose their composure

tease

antagonize^US

blind someone with something

hinder

paralyse with fear

scare the daylights out of

inflame

mess with one's head

put off one's stroke

undermine one's confidence

balk^US

antagonise^UK

baulk^UK

frighten out of your wits

scare the pants off of

knock the wind out of

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

sap the confidence of

weigh heavily on one's mind

give someone the hump

chill someone's blood

make fearful

give someone a fright

make someone's hair curl

tyrannize^US

harsh someone's mellow

make someone's heart bleed

keep under

make desolate

hang over

break someone's spirit

break someone's heart

tyrannise^UK

dampen someone's hopes

let wind out of sails

puncture balloon

take down

kick in the teeth

take down a peg or two

shoot down

cut down to size

let down easy

scare someone half to death

put one away

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“I would hate to disillusion anyone, but my impression is that none of those slogans mean anything more than they say.”

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To cause to feel less close or friendly

antagonise^UK

antagonize^US

drive a wedge between

set at variance

sever connections between

push away

cause antagonism between

drive away

keep apart

turn off

leave out in the cold

sever relationships

sow dissension between

put at a distance

set at odds with

destroy the affections of

set against one another

cause a rift

pit against one another

cause disagreement between

cause disagreement among

withdraw the affections of

Verb

To become, or cause to become, bitter or disenchanted

antagonise^UK

antagonize^US

colour^UK

color^US

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Fall short of expectation

fall short of expectation

Noun

Disappointment resulting from not having one's expectations met

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“And as a result, in place of the kindled hopes and artificially aroused excitement comes disillusion and apathy.”

Noun

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Feelings of doubt or apprehension about something

scepticism^UK

skepticism^US

expectation of the worst

low spirits

negativism

bad attitude

chip on your shoulder

looking on the dark side

looking on the black side

temporizing^US

temporising^UK

lack of confidence in

backwardness in coming forward

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

lack of self-confidence

stalling for time

fear of carrying out an activity

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Noun

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Singular of second thoughts

Noun

A feeling of mild astonishment or shock caused by something unexpected

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