disabuse
verb
dis·abuse
| \ ˌdis-ə-ˈbyüz
\
\
disabused;
disabusing;
disabuses
Definition of disabuse
: to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy sense 1a)
was quickly disabused of the idea that anything had changed
Keep scrolling for more
Examples of disabuse in a Sentence
let me disabuse you of your foolish notions about married life
Recent Examples on the Web
But Musk specifically disabused his interlocutor of this notion as well. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Elon Musk puts kibosh on hopes of refreshed Model S and X vehicles," 9 July 2019 While bolstering the fragile walls, his team was soon disabused of the notion that Pompeii was preserved completely intact there. — Chiara Goia, Smithsonian, "The New Treasures of Pompeii," 21 Aug. 2019 If Sheeran is a model for how to embrace success without losing your soul, Jack’s agent, an industry viper named Debra (an amusing Kate McKinnon), is on hand to disabuse him of the notion that the soul even exists. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: ‘Yesterday’ imagines a world without the Beatles — and doesn’t make you want to visit," 27 June 2019 If Sheeran is a model for how to embrace success without losing your soul, Jack’s agent, an industry viper named Debra (an amusing Kate McKinnon), is on hand to disabuse him of the notion that the soul even exists. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: ‘Yesterday’ imagines a world without the Beatles — and doesn’t make you want to visit," 27 June 2019 But anyone still holding to that Victorian notion should have been disabused of it last week. — Libby Locke, WSJ, "The Attack on Kavanaugh Is Un-American," 26 Sep. 2018 Our collective experience with the fruits of deinstitutionalization should disabuse us of their approach. — John Hirschauer, National Review, "Against Oregon Public Schools’ ‘Mental-Health Days’," 24 July 2019 If Sheeran is a model for how to embrace success without losing your soul, Jack’s agent, an industry viper named Debra (an amusing Kate McKinnon), is on hand to disabuse him of the notion that the soul even exists. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: ‘Yesterday’ imagines a world without the Beatles — and doesn’t make you want to visit," 27 June 2019 Turner is one of the first students Elwood meets at Nickel, and the first to try to disabuse him of his ideals. — Constance Grady, Vox, "Colson Whitehead’s spare, riveting, horrifying Nickel Boys," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disabuse.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for disabuse
disabuse
verb
English Language Learners Definition of disabuse
formal
: to show or convince (someone) that a belief is incorrect
See the full definition for disabuse in the English Language Learners Dictionary
Keep scrolling for more