Both Uses of
disillusion
in
Walkabout
- They were hungry and thirsty; exhausted and disillusioned.†
Chpt 15 *disillusioned = disappointed from losing false belief that something is better than it is; or the removal of such a belief
- She said nothing to Peter — disillusion, if it came, would be too cruel — but somehow her eagerness communicated itself to the little boy; he quickened his stride.†
Chpt 16disillusion = removal of false belief that something is better than it is; or the disappointment from removal of such a belief
Definition:
disappoint by removal of false belief that something is better than it is