Depending upon your accent and diction (in England they vary a lot), these words are pronounced almost identically where I am, though I suppose that officially they should be pronounced as follows.
DIS_ ILLUSION and DIS_O_LOO_SHUN
Though they sound similar, they have very different meanings.
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| Disillusion (Dis_illusion) |
Disillusion is a noun and a transitive verb meaning the following:
- N The act of disenchanting someone, making them disillusioned.
- N To tell someone an unpleasant truth.
- TV To deprive or free someone from illusion(s)..
A person in a state of disillusion has become disillusioned.
When expectations are not met disillusion may follow.
You may become disillusioned by people, places, objects, comments, etc...
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| I can't find an image for Dissolution (dis_o_loo_shun) |
- Decomposition into fragments, parts or constituent parts.
- An ordered termination or extinction (of something).
- Indulging in sensual pleasures, sexual practice and debauchery.
This a slightly odd word in that it appears to have 2 meanings.
Dissolving into constituent parts for analysis is dissolution.
To wind-up or stop the work of a committee is its dissolution.
You may live a life of dissolution if you have become dissolute.
To be said to be dissolute is not a compliment, it's a judgement.
If you need more start here or here.
There is an index of words of the day.
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