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I ask because whenever I'm feeling this way I use "disillusioned" but I realize now that's not really the feeling

the context for the word or phrase is for in-general, eg, "I feel [word or phrase] with [everything or particular-thing]"

the answer should not include "disillusion" because that word implies an illusion has dropped away, and I'm looking for, eg, when we don't even know what's real anymore

a phrase is acceptable

Final important note: I acknowledge the words confused, bewildered, uncertain and their synonyms but they still fall short: what I'm also looking for would describe how this world is purposefully making us feel this way

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    Disillusioned is still a very valid term, meaning one is unsure of their beliefs, not their illusions.
    – Elliot
    Commented Sep 22, 2022 at 3:44
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    Your question is too vague, you do not explain what this disappointment is cause by, what exactly you want the word to mean.
    – fev
    Commented Sep 22, 2022 at 8:24
  • I agree. It's not clear what is meant. Is it that you don't have any higher values to believe in (God, moral principles, etc)? Or you don't know who is telling the truth and who is lying? Or you believe the entire world is an illusion and there is some value elsewhere? There are many possible words for different situations from anomie to maya to brain in a vat. You could try philosophy SE if you are able to explain it better.
    – Stuart F
    Commented Sep 22, 2022 at 9:24
  • Betrayed is often used in this context; and per your example, more specifically: "I feel betrayed by life". A religious person could say "by God." Although, I'm not sure if this is still too general and your question is open-ended as mentioned in the comments before.
    – ermanen
    Commented Sep 22, 2022 at 9:39
  • "POLITICS!!!!!"
    – Hot Licks
    Commented Nov 20, 2023 at 4:22

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"I don't know what to believe in anymore"

Nonplussed If you are nonplussed, you feel confused and unsure how to react. It may also have this meaning, (from Wiktionary) (proscribed, US, informal) Unfazed, unaffected, or unimpressed. [from 20th c.]

Iffy as in "feeling iffy".

Ambivalent as in "feeling ambivalent".

Skeptical, having or expressing doubt about something (such as a claim or statement)

Fragmented as in "feeling fragmented".

Quandary as in "a state of quandary" If you are in a quandary, you have to make a decision but cannot decide what to do.

Another candidate word is "floored". To cause one a great deal of shock, surprise, or disbelief.

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  • All of these describe emotional states and not " not knowing what to believe".
    – Mozibur Ullah
    Commented Sep 22, 2022 at 6:32
  • I've voted so as to cancel the DV, banuyayi, as OP goes on to say 'I ask because whenever I'm feeling this way I use "disillusioned" but I realize now that's not really the feeling'. OP has attracted two DVs already, probably because it's not clarified whether the emotional state or the cognitive position is being asked about. And yes, they usually overlap.
    – Edwin Ashworth
    Commented Sep 22, 2022 at 11:41
  • Thank you. I have majorly edited the answer. Pruned some words and added a few. I hope this answer is adequate to the task.
    – banuyayi
    Commented Sep 22, 2022 at 13:01

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