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.

Nearby words

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

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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