Disillusionising

/ˌdɪs.ɪˈluː.ʒən.aɪ.zɪŋ/ adjective

Definition

British spelling: causing disillusionment; revealing uncomfortable truths (present participle form).

Etymology

Present participle of 'disillusionise' + -ing. The British '-ising' ending derives from Old French '-isant,' creating an ongoing or habitual adjective form.

Kelly Says

British English maintains parallel '-ising' and '-izing' for different regions, but this particular word is so rare that you're unlikely to encounter 'disillusionising' even in Oxford or Cambridge publications—most writers just use 'disillusioning.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አስቸኳይ
as-che-kway
ARالعربية
يُخيبُ الأمل
yoo-khee-b al-am-al
BNবাংলা
অবতরণ
ob-ta-ran
CACatalà
il·lusionant
ee-loo-see-on-ant
CSČeština
zklamání
zk-la-ma-nee
DADansk
fortvivlende
fort-vee-vlen-deh
DEDeutsch
enttäuschend
ent-tchoos-chnd
ELΕλληνικά
απογοητευτικός
a-po-go-e-tew-ti-kos
ESEspañol
desilusionante
des-ee-loo-see-on-an-teh
FAفارسی
ناامیدکننده
na-a-mee-d-kon-e
FISuomi
harapkan
he-ra-cha
FRFrançais
désillusionnant
de-see-loo-zee-on-nan
GUGU
પ્રેમ
prem
HAHA
ba-da-wa
ba-da-wa
HEעברית
מאכזב
ma-ak-ziv
HIहिन्दी
निराशाजनक
nee-raash-aa-jan-ak
HUMagyar
elkeserítő
el-kes-er-ee-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
membuat kecewa
mem-buat ke-ce-wa
IGIG
ike gbara
ee-keh g-ba-ra
ITItaliano
delusione
de-loo-zee-oh-neh
JA日本語
幻滅させる
gen-metsu-saseru
KKKK
көңілсіздік
koeng-i-l-si-dzhik
KMKM
បរិણામ
ba-ri-na-am
KO한국어
낙담시키다
nak-dam-si-ki-da
MRMR
अविश्वसनीय
a-vi-sh-va-na-i-lik
MSBahasa Melayu
kecewa
ke-ce-wa
MYမြန်မာ
ပျောက်ပြီ
pyauk-pye
NLNederlands
ontgoochelend
ont-goo-chel-end
NONorsk
frøsende
froes-en-deh
PAPA
ਭੁલા
bhula
PLPolski
rozczarowujący
ro-z-cha-ro-vo-oo-y-u-y-chi
PTPortuguês
desiludindo
de-see-loo-deen-doh
RORomână
deziluzie
de-zee-loo-zee
RUРусский
разчаровывающий
raz-cha-ro-vy-va-yush-chiy
SVSvenska
avslöjande
av-sloe-yan-deh
SWKiswahili
kuchochea
koo-cho-chea
TAதமிழ்
ஏமாற்றம்
ae-ma-rat-tam
TEతెలుగు
వేర్పాటు
ve-r-pa-tu
THไทย
ทำให้ผิดหวัง
thae-mai-phet-wang
TLTL
nakakadisilusa
na-ka-ka-di-si-loo-sa
TRTürkçe
uyutmaz
oo-yoo-tmaz
UKУкраїнська
розчаровувальний
roz-cha-ro-vo-v-al-nyy
URاردو
خاموش
kha-moosh
VITiếng Việt
làm thất vọng
lam-se-thuat-vong
YOYO
àwọn
aw-on
ZH中文
令人失望的
ling-re-shi-wang-de
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-koo-thee

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