Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disabuse

/dɪsəˈbjuːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: dis-abuse
IPA: /dɪsəˈbjuːz/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (someone).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I had been too profoundly disabused of life's dearest illusions ever again to allow of their sweet engrossment."
"If we had any hopes or illusions about the National Party before they came into office, we were disabused of them quickly."
"If anyone thought the auction house was about art and not commerce, they should finally be disabused of that notion by the prospect of an international tour for a photo of Posh Spice fishing, captioned: “my brother cruz was the best but i didn’t catch anything – annoying but still fun”."
"Mr. Katzenberg is now taking his commensurate lumps, particularly because contributors feel he helped disabuse donors’ concerns about Mr. Biden’s physical state."

Etymology

From dis- + abuse. Compare French désabuser.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dis

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪsəˈbjuːz/
British English: /dɪsəˈbjuːz/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

disabuses (present, singular) disabusing (participle, present) disabused (participle, past) disabused (past)

Derived Forms

disabusal disabuser undisabused

Synonyms

undeceive

Rhymes With

use produce reduce abuse excuse loose introduce juice bruce goose reproduce moose

Questions

How do you pronounce disabuse?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsəˈbjuːz/.
What does disabuse mean?: To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (someone).
Where does disabuse come from?: From dis- + abuse. Compare French désabuser.

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