幻げん滅めつ

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幻滅する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

The feeling of disappointment when something turns out to be less ideal than expected. Often used with する to mean 'become disillusioned'.

〈人ひと〉に幻げん滅めつするto become disillusioned with someone
彼かれの裏うら切ぎりを知しって、彼かれに幻げん滅めつした。
When I learned of his betrayal, I became disillusioned with him.
〈事こと〉に幻げん滅めつするto become disillusioned by something
現げん実じつの厳きびしさに幻げん滅めつした。
I became disillusioned by the harshness of reality.
幻げん滅めつを感かんじるto feel disillusionment
期き待たいしていただけに、強つよい幻げん滅めつを感かんじた。
Because I had had high expectations, I felt a strong sense of disillusionment.

失しつ望ぼうN3
失望 is general disappointment at an unmet expectation, while 幻滅 specifically implies the collapse of an idealized image or illusion.
落らく胆たんN1
落胆 emphasizes losing heart or motivation after a setback, whereas 幻滅 focuses on realizing something was not as ideal as believed.
覚かく醒せい
幻滅 focuses on the emotional disappointment of having illusions shattered, while 覚醒 in this sense emphasizes the moment of realizing the harsh truth.

幻げん想そうN1
幻想 shares the kanji 幻 with 幻滅 but means a fantasy or illusion itself, not the disappointment felt when that illusion breaks.
壊かい滅めつ
幻滅 (げんめつ) means to become disillusioned with someone or something, while 壊滅 (かいめつ) means physical or organizational annihilation; the two share the kanji 滅 but differ completely in meaning.

Compound of 幻 (illusion) and 滅 (destroy), literally 'destruction of illusions'.