DISABUSES Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

disabuses

verb

Definition of disabuses next

present tense third-person singular of disabuse

as in disillusions

to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes let me disabuse you of your foolish notions

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disillusions
disenchants
advises
tells
undeceives
refutes
apprises
debunks
clues (in)
fills in
unmasks
discloses
divulges
exposes
uncovers
sophisticates
spills
shows up
unveils
uncloaks
wises (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

misleads
deludes
tricks
fools
misrepresents
kids
beguiles
misinforms
dupes
takes in
snows
bluffs
gulls
hoodwinks
misguides
hoaxes
cozens

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