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| :a.trans. To [[freedom|free]] from [[illusion]]; to disenchant, undeceive, disillusionize. | | :a.trans. To [[freedom|free]] from [[illusion]]; to disenchant, undeceive, disillusionize. |
| ===Chronologic Samples=== | | ===Chronologic Samples=== |
− | *1864 Reader 1 Oct. 417 Captain Burton..disillusioned many be stating that the plain on which it stands was by no means unlike some parts of central equatorial Africa. | + | *1864 Reader 1 Oct. 417 Captain Burton..disillusioned many by stating that the plain on which it stands was by no means unlike some parts of central equatorial Africa. |
| *1876 W. C. RUSSELL Is he the Man? III. 193 His voice disillusioned me in a second. | | *1876 W. C. RUSSELL Is he the Man? III. 193 His voice disillusioned me in a second. |
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− | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Disilusionment''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Disillusionment this link].</center> | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Disilusionment''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Disillusionment this link].</center> |
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| ==Creative Repercussions== | | ==Creative Repercussions== |
| ===Lost Generation=== | | ===Lost Generation=== |
− | This term was coined by [[author]] and [[poet]] Gertrude Stein to characterize a general motif of '''''disillusionment''''' of American literary notables who lived in Paris and Europe after [[World War I|First World War]], especially after military service in the war. Figures identified with the "Lost Generation" included authors and artists such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway Ernest Hemingway], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Pound Ezra Pound], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dos_Passos John Dos Passos], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steinbeck John Steinbeck]. | + | This term was coined by [[author]] and [[poet]] Gertrude Stein to characterize a general motif of '''''disillusionment''''' of American literary notables who lived in Paris and Europe after [[World War I|First World War]], especially after military service in the war. Figures identified with the "Lost Generation" included authors and artists such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway Ernest Hemingway], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Pound Ezra Pound], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dos_Passos John Dos Passos], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steinbeck John Steinbeck]. |
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| The term has latterly been used as a generic shorthand for groups of young people disproportionately affected by [[economic]] shocks, often involving lengthy periods of unemployment, such as those affected by the Global financial crisis of 2008–2009.[1][2]. This is partly based on [[evidence]] that it can be difficult for those affected to get back into employment when economic activity picks up. | | The term has latterly been used as a generic shorthand for groups of young people disproportionately affected by [[economic]] shocks, often involving lengthy periods of unemployment, such as those affected by the Global financial crisis of 2008–2009.[1][2]. This is partly based on [[evidence]] that it can be difficult for those affected to get back into employment when economic activity picks up. |
| ===The Counterculture=== | | ===The Counterculture=== |
− | In the 1960s "dropping out" was used to mean withdrawing from established [[society]], especially because of disillusion with [[convention]]al [[values]]. It is a term commonly associated with the 1960s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterculture counterculture]. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_on,_tune_in,_drop_out Turn on, tune in, drop out]. The academic, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Farquharson Robin Farquharson], wrote a book; entitled Drop Out!, about his own [[experience]]s dropping out of university life after he saw Timothy Leary's "Turn on..." statement on television. | + | In the 1960s "dropping out" was used to mean withdrawing from established [[society]], especially because of disillusion with [[convention]]al [[values]]. It is a term commonly associated with the 1960s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterculture counterculture]. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_on,_tune_in,_drop_out Turn on, tune in, drop out]. The academic, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Farquharson Robin Farquharson], wrote a book; entitled Drop Out!, about his own [[experience]]s dropping out of university life after he saw Timothy Leary's "Turn on..." statement on television. |
| ====Notable "Dropouts"==== | | ====Notable "Dropouts"==== |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein Albert Einstein] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein Albert Einstein] |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates Bill Gates] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates Bill Gates] |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer Bobby Fischer] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer Bobby Fischer] |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau Henry David Thoreau] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau Henry David Thoreau] |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dell Michael Dell] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dell Michael Dell] |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs Steve Jobs] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs Steve Jobs] |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney Walt Disney] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney Walt Disney] |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Brothers Wright Brothers] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Brothers Wright Brothers] |
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| [[Category: Psychology]] | | [[Category: Psychology]] |
| [[Category: Sociology]] | | [[Category: Sociology]] |