grow disillusioned
Frequency: 7.612.9 per million words
Suggests a gradual process of becoming disappointed over time.
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- Later in life, he grew rather disillusioned with politics.
- After years of empty promises, many employees have started to grow disillusioned with the company's leadership.
- She began to grow disillusioned when she realized their values were fundamentally different.
- As the war dragged on, the public grew increasingly disillusioned with the government's strategy.
- If you set your expectations too high, you might grow disillusioned when reality doesn't match your dreams.
- The young artist grew disillusioned with the commercial art world.
- It's common for idealistic young people to grow disillusioned as they encounter the complexities of the real world.
- Fans grew disillusioned with the team after another season of poor performance.
- He was growing disillusioned with the lack of opportunities in his field.
- Early adopters of the new technology eventually grew disillusioned by its constant bugs and failures.