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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- If legislators wish to win the people`s trust, especially of disillusioned youth, they need to seriously review their and their colleagues` conductin the legislatures.m The writer is the president of Pakistan-based think tank, Pildat.
- Disillusioned youth are easily targeted by militant groups, who present themselves as alternative sources of purpose and identity.
- A process for political reconciliation should be set in motion immediately, and social movements representing disillusioned segments of society must be approached and given a sympathetic ear.
- The Baloch youth, especially the women,were thoroughly disillusioned.
- The leadership of mainstream political parties including the PPP, PML-N, PTI and JUI must engage constructively with the disillusioned politicians of Balochistan who want a resolution within the constitutional framework.
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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