幻灭

Traditional form:

幻滅

Pinyin (reading):

huànmiè

Definitions:

• (of dreams, hopes etc) to vanish; to evaporate
• (of a person) to become disillusioned; disillusionment

Characters:

• 幻 - fantasy, illusion, mirage; imaginary
• 灭 - to extinguish; to wipe out

Traditional characters:

• 幻 - fantasy, illusion, mirage; imaginary
• 滅 - to extinguish; to wipe out