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[ uhn-ree-al-i-tee ] / ˌʌn riˈæl ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unreality ON THESAURUS.COM
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. Origin of unrealityFirst recorded in 1745–55; un-1 + reality Words nearby unrealityunread, unreadable, unready, unreal, unrealistic, unreality, unrealizable, unrealized, unreason, unreasonable, unreasonable behaviour Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unrealityWhen 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. 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
nounthe quality or state of being unreal, fanciful, or impractical something that is unreal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unrealityfalsehood, duplicity, insincerity, inaccuracy, deceit, mendacity, thought, artistry, imagery, ingenuity, intelligence, image, insight, idea, fancy, resourcefulness, originality, fantasy, wit, awareness |