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Yes, with desengañado disillusioned is the key. Something was broken. Trust was lost. Hopes were shattered. What we had believed proved to be a sham. Our heart was broken.
Engañado just means we were tricked.
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Desengañar implies being wizened up or hardened by experience which can be heartbreaking.
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Like breaking up and having the heart broken for a while? Yes, it can be.
I think you need some examples Quote:
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As decepción and desilusión are also used and meaninful in Spanish, I'd say that desengaño specifically adds to a turning point when "the wool was pulled out of our eyes" and the ugly truth became evident, hence des-engaño: the shining lights turned to be a deception, so they no longer have effect on us.
The best way to say it is a very correct Spanish phrase, a little risqué in América Cómo dijo el español "a mí no me cogéis más".
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...and this discovery of a scam or an infidelity that desengaño perfectly defines is curiously not found in one word in English. English let me down!
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