DISILLUSIONMENT
A disappointment, usually accompanied by a loss of faith and deterioration
of value when an ideal (such as heroism, bravery, or patriotism) fails. Many
writers with some firsthand experience of death or war (such as Melville or
Bierce) express disillusionment in their works (see “Shiloh” or “An
Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”).
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