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desabusado

[dɛ.za.bu.ˈza.du]
adjectivemasculinepl: desabusados
disabused, undeceived
1. freed from illusion, deception, or false belief
He became a desabusado man after years of disappointment.
Ele se tornou um homem desabusado após anos de decepção.
2. no longer naive or easily fooled
The desabusado politician saw through the empty promises.
O político desabusado viu através das promessas vazias.
3. clear-sighted, realistic about life's harsh truths
Her desabusado perspective came from lived experience.
Sua perspectiva desabusada veio da experiência vivida.
NYC Slang
jaded, streetwise, wise to the game
Synonyms
desengañadodesilu­didocínicorealistaexperiente
Antonyms
ingênuoiludidocréduloenganadoidealis­ta

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
desabusado
commonly used; means someone who has lost illusions
Portugal
desabusado
less commonly used; more formal or literary register
São Paulo
desabusado
standard usage in urban contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

estar desabusado da vida
ficar desabusado
homem desabusado
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