Definition
A person who believes in or promotes the removal of illusions; one who deals in harsh truths rather than comforting beliefs.
Etymology
From disillusion + -ist (one who believes in or practices). The '-ist' suffix comes from Latin and Greek, creating nouns meaning 'one who follows a doctrine or practice.'
Kelly Says
A disillusionist is subtly different from a cynic—cynics assume people are selfish, but a disillusionist just believes truth matters more than comfort, which is actually a much more interesting philosophical position and less judgmental.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُخيب للآمال
mu-khaib lil-aa-ma-al
BNবাংলা
নিরাশাজনক
ni-ra-sha-jaan-ak
CACatalà
il·lusionista
ee-loo-see-on-is-ta
CSČeština
zklamání
zk-la-ma-ni
DADansk
fortryderlig
for-try-der-lig
DEDeutsch
Enttäuschungssprecher
ent-tchoos-chungs-spre-cher
ELΕλληνικά
απογοητευτικός
a-po-go-e-ty-kos
ESEspañol
desilusionista
de-see-loo-see-on-is-ta
FAفارسی
ناامیدکننده
na-a-mee-de-keh-neh
FISuomi
havahduttava
ha-vahd-ut-ta-va
FRFrançais
désillusionniste
de-see-loo-zee-on-nist
GUGU
પ્રેરણાહીન
pra-re-na-hee-n
HIहिन्दी
निराशाजनक
ni-ra-sha-jaan-ak
HUMagyar
elkeserítő
el-kes-er-ee-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembuat kecewa
pemb-uat ke-ce-wa
ITItaliano
disillusione
de-loo-zee-oh-neh
JA日本語
幻滅主義者
genmetsu-shuugi-sha
KMKM
បរិសុទ្ធ
ba-ri-su-ut
KO한국어
낙담주의자
nakdam-ju-ui-ja
MSBahasa Melayu
pemcipta kecewa
pem-cipta ke-ce-wa
MYမြန်မာ
ပျောက်ကွယ်
pyauk-kwe
NLNederlands
ontgoochelend
ont-goo-che-len-d
NONorsk
skuffende
skoo-fen-deh
PLPolski
rozczarowujący
ro-zcha-ro-voo-y-v-ee
PTPortuguês
desiludidor
de-see-loo-dee-dor
RORomână
deziluzionist
de-zee-loo-zee-on-ist
RUРусский
очарователь
o-cha-ro-vat-el'
SVSvenska
avslöjande
av-slo-yah-nde
SWKiswahili
kuhuisha
koo-hoo-ee-sha
TAதமிழ்
ஏமாற்றம்
a-ma-rat-tam
TEతెలుగు
వేర్పాటు
ve-ru-pa-tu
THไทย
ทำให้ผิดหวัง
thaa-ke-pee-t-waang
TLTL
nakakadisilusa
na-ka-ka-di-si-lu-sa
TRTürkçe
uyutsuzlaştırıcı
oo-yoo-t-sooz-ja-r-sh-i-ci
UKУкраїнська
розчаровувач
roz-cha-ro-voo-vach
URاردو
ناکام بنانے والا
na-kaam ba-na-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
làm thất vọng
lam-thất-vọng
ZH中文
失望主义者
shīwàng zhǔyìzhě
ZUZU
ukuthuleka
oo-koo-thoo-leh-ka