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disabuseto free someone from a mistaken belief or misconception

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to free someone from a mistaken belief or misconception

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz/

Korean meaning: 잘못된 믿음이나 오해에서 벗어나게 하다, 착각을 깨우쳐 주다

Korean pronunciation: 디사**뷰**즈

Example Sentences

  • The cooking show quickly disabused me of any dreams of becoming a master chef.
  • Reality TV disabused viewers of the notion that fame brings happiness.
  • My first day at work disabused me of thinking that office life would be like 'The Office' TV show.

disabuse

VERB

//ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz//

to free someone from a mistaken belief or misconception

disabuse concept
💡 Concept

an elderly grandmother holds up an old family photograph while pointing to a specific person in the picture. Her grandson sits beside her with his eyes widening as he realizes his mistake about their family history. The grandmother gently shakes her head with a knowing smile as she shows him the truth. The boy's expression changes from confusion to understanding as the evidence becomes clear. Other family members nearby nod in agreement, supporting the grandmother's correction. someone being freed from a mistaken belief through careful explanation and proof

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz/

🌳Etymology

Prefixdis--
Rootabuse

Origin

From French 'désabuser' meaning 'to free from deception,' which comes from Latin 'dis-' (away from) + 'abusus' (misused). The word literally means to remove someone from the misuse or wrong understanding of something.

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🎵Rhyme

abusemisuserefuseexcuse
abuse
misuse
refuse
excuse

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The cooking show quickly disabused me of any dreams of becoming a master chef.

Reality TV disabused viewers of the notion that fame brings happiness.

😄 Fun example

My first day at work disabused me of thinking that office life would be like 'The Office' TV show.

The teacher had to disabuse students of their belief that the test would be easy.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

correctenlightenundeceiveset straightclarify

Antonyms

misleaddeceivemisinform

Related

clarifyeducateinformrevealexpose