unreality

[ uhn-ree-al-i-tee ]

/ ˌʌn riˈæl ɪ ti /

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noun, plural un·re·al·i·ties.

lack of reality; quality of being unreal: the unreality of dreams.

something that is unreal, invalid, imaginary, or illusory: She appeared to be living in a world of unrealities.

incompetence or impracticality, especially in everyday matters.

Words nearby unreality

unread, unreadable, unready, unreal, unrealistic, unreality, unrealizable, unrealized, unreason, unreasonable, unreasonable behaviour

Origin of unreality

First recorded in 1745–55; un-¹ + reality

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Examples from the Web for unreality

When NYC Prep premiered, it got a lot of flak for the sheer gall of its unreality.
The Surreal Genius of Bravo’s Rich Kids Docudrama ‘NYC Prep’|Amy Zimmerman|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like reality television, “Real America” has become the height of unreality.
The Race Is On in Silicon Valley to Escape Real America|James Poulos|November 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Adding to the air of unreality, a fair amount of the debate around avoiding a debt ceiling seemed outlandish.
Obama Brinksmanship Puts GOP in Tough Spot on Debt Ceiling|Daniel Gross|January 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Like the elaborately choreographed escape from default, it was a signal moment of Washington unreality, more farce than tragedy.
Washington’s Earthquake Farce|Howard Kurtz|August 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST

With that kind of unreality, people lose sight of little brains versus adult brains.
Tatum O'Neal Opens Up|Marlow Stern|June 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
This: that by knowing the unreality of disease, sin, and death, you demonstrate the allness of God.
Unity of Good|Mary Baker Eddy
There was no unreality about Talleyrands statement that he was fighting his own Government.
Talleyrand|Joseph McCabe
It is into this atmosphere of toil and unreality that I am initiated as a hand sewer.
The Woman Who Toils|Mrs. John Van Vorst and Marie Van Vorst
But our social novels profess to represent the people as they are, and the unreality of their representations is a grave evil.
The Essays of "George Eliot"|George Eliot
What was reality or unreality to young children of four and five?
My Autobiography|F. Max Mller

British Dictionary definitions for unreality

unreality

/ (ˌʌnrɪˈælɪtɪ) /

noun

the quality or state of being unreal, fanciful, or impractical

something that is unreal

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unreality

noun, plural un·re·al·i·ties.

Words related to unreality

Words nearby unreality

Origin of unreality

Examples from the Web for unreality

British Dictionary definitions for unreality

noun