undeception

noun

undeception

noun

Etymology From un- + deception.

1

The point of being undeceived or freed from a misconception.

  • He was constantly thinking that he knew everything or could imagine everything, and constantly undergoing the shock of undeception; but the shock of the Longchamps Sunday was excessive.1916, Arnold Bennett, The Roll-Call:
  • If any had flattered themselves that with the death of Huss the Reformation in Bohemia had also received its death-blow, they had not long to wait for a painful undeception.1878, Richard Chenevix Trench, Lectures on Medieval Church History:

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