derealization

American  

[dee-ree-uh-luh-zay-shuhn] / diˌri ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

Psychiatry.

1. an alteration in perception leading to the feeling that the reality of the world has been changed or lost.

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Etymology

Origin of derealization

1940–45; de- + realization, originally in the phrase feeling of derealization, as translation of German Entfremdungsgefühl (Freud)

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Example Sentences

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derealization

Since then, the user said he had changed, “mainly from the anxiety and sense of derealization and hopelessness.”

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2023

Could derealization have inspired all these metaphysical conjectures?

From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2022

Some people experience derealization out of the blue, others only under stressful circumstances—for example, while taking a test or interviewing for a job.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2022

Although depersonalization and derealization can occur in a variety of psychiatric disorders, from the early stages of psychoses to depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and panic disorder, they’re quite common in the general population.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2021

Although exact rates in college students are not known, surveys of students not in treatment for psychiatric conditions reported depersonalization or derealization experiences in 8 to 46 percent of respondents, depending on the method used.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2021

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