disabused

Meanings

• Verb

  To make someone no longer believe in something, especially a false belief or idea.

  - "He was disabused of the notion that hard work would not pay off."
  - "After doing her research, she was disabused of her previous beliefs about the topic."

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Synonyms

undeceive

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Variants

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disabuse , disabused , disabuses , disabusing

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Etymology

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Disabuse comes from the Latin word 'dis' meaning 'apart' or 'away' and 'abusus' meaning 'misuse'. It originally referred to the act of setting someone apart from an error or misconception.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'disabused' was first used in English in the late 16th century.

2. The word 'disabuse' is also used in the context of medical treatment, where it refers to the process of weaning a patient off a medication or treatment.

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Related Concepts

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1. Enlightenment: Disabused shares similarities with the concept of enlightenment, as both involve gaining knowledge and understanding to dispel false beliefs or misconceptions.

2. Debunking: Disabused is related to the term debunking, which refers to the act of exposing something as a hoax or false belief.

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Culture

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Disabused has not been extensively used in literature, art, music, or other forms of expression to the extent that it has cultural or historical significance.

How to Memorize "disabused"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person holding a false belief or idea in one hand and being shown the truth by someone else. The person then lets go of the false belief and is 'disabused' of it.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'disabused' with the idea of gaining knowledge and understanding to dispel false beliefs or misconceptions.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Dis-A-Bus' for 'Dis-Abuse' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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