derealization
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of derealization
1940–45; de- + realization, originally in the phrase feeling of derealization, as translation of German Entfremdungsgefühl (Freud)
Example Sentences
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Since then, the user said he had changed, “mainly from the anxiety and sense of derealization and hopelessness.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2023
By estranging me from the world, derealization, paradoxically, makes it more real.
From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2022
I’m glad Camille has drawn attention to the disorder, because derealization raises profound philosophical questions.
From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2022
In one pre-covid-19 study of over a thousand adults in rural North Carolina in 2001, nearly 1 in 4 reported depersonalization or derealization over the past year.
From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2021
Most people who experience depersonalization and derealization find that it improves within a few weeks, without professional intervention.
From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2021
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