disabuse

/diss-uh-BYOOZ/verb

to free someone from a mistaken belief

Let me disabuse you of the idea that this is easy.
Synonyms
undeceive, correct, enlighten
Antonyms
deceive, mislead
Memory hook
dis + abuse: take the bad idea away.

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