disabused
Set someone straight
Disabused means freed from a false belief or misconception.
Someone who has been disabused of a notion has had their error corrected, often reluctantly: She was quickly disabused of the idea that the job would be easy.
The word implies the previous belief was naive or unfounded, and the correction somewhat deflating.
Freed from mistaken belief
- disillusionedFreed from false beliefs
- set straightCorrect a misconception
- put rightCorrect an error
- disenchantedLost one's illusions
debunked · refuted · contradicted · disproved · rectified · corrected · revised · exposed
Brought to consciousness
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- eye-openingSurprisingly informative or enlightening
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- clarityState of being understandable
insight · understanding · awareness · unveiled · realization · comprehension · perception · discernment
Uncertain of truth
- waryGuardedly alert
- cynicalDoubting human goodness
- distrustfulLacking faith in others
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
unconvinced · suspicious · disbelieving · incredulous · leery · critical · cautious · guarded
undeceived
Freed from mistaken belief
- disillusionedFreed from false beliefs
- set straightCorrect a misconception
- put rightCorrect an error
disenchanted · debunked · refuted · contradicted · disproved · rectified · corrected · revised · exposed · invalidated
awakened
Brought to consciousness
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- eye-openingSurprisingly informative or enlightening
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
clarity · insight · understanding · awareness · unveiled · realization · comprehension · perception · discernment · recognition
doubtful
Uncertain of truth
- waryGuardedly alert
- cynicalDoubting human goodness
- distrustfulLacking faith in others
questioning · unconvinced · suspicious · disbelieving · incredulous · leery · critical · cautious · guarded · jaded
disabuseddeceived
Misled into false belief
deluded · fooled · misled · duped · bamboozled
disabusedenchanted
Under magical influence
bewitched · spellbound · captivated · starry-eyed · enthralled