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surreal

adjective

sur·​re·​al sə-ˈrē(-ə)l How to pronounce surreal (audio)
 also  -ˈrā-əl
1
: marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream
also : unbelievable, fantastic
surreal sums of money
2
surreality noun
surreally adverb

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In 1924 a group of European poets, painters, and filmmakers founded a movement that they called Surrealism. Their central idea was that the unconscious mind (a concept Sigmund Freud had recently made famous) was the source of all imagination, and that art should try to express its contents. The unconscious, they believed, revealed itself most clearly in dreams. The Surrealist painters included René Magritte, Joan Miró, and Salvador Dalí, whose "limp watches" painting became the best-known Surrealist image of all. Since those years, we've used surreal to describe all kinds of situations that strike us as dreamlike. And even though the Surrealist movement ended long ago, surrealism now seems to be everywhere—not just in painting, literature, and movies but also in blogs, video games, and graphic novels.

Example Sentences

Despite all the hassle, though, I would not want an ordinary name. I know of one other person in the world who shares my name, first and last. I know nothing about her except that she lived in New York at the same time I did, and that she and I subscribed to a few of the same publications. I found myself in the surreal position of having to explain to circulation departments that I was, in fact, me, and not that other version of me on the West Side. Johnna Kaplan, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2008 Films aren't just a part of life for people in India; they are a way of life. The over-the-top, surreal dance numbers in nearly every Bollywood film often make no sense in relation to the story, but no one seems to be complaining. Shashank Samant, The Out Traveler, May/June 2005 The movie achieves a truly rare mix of the absurd, the surreal, and the heartfelt. Improbably, its wacked-out premise and structural hilarity concoct a melancholy meditation on love, loss, and memory, while delivering a message—subversive to our culture's therapeutic optimism—about the tragedy of healing. Rand Richards Cooper, Commonweal, 23 Apr. 2004 The whole thing was completely surreal.
Recent Examples on the Web Mintz-Plasse, who auditioned for the film during his senior year of high school, said landing the role of Fogell was a surreal experience. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022 Immediately, this was such a surreal experience for me. Sophie Cadran, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2022 Free, outdoor movie: For a different surreal experience, watch the film Jurassic Park on a big screen under the stars 8:30 p.m. cleveland, 14 July 2022 Incredible But True is basically a surreal parable about people wanting to stop or reverse their biological clocks and getting their comeuppances for it. Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2022 The situation felt surreal given that Kaplan had publicly condemned Russia’s war on its neighbor and that most of his restaurant’s employees are Ukrainian. Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 Winfield also noted how surreal the moment felt on stage. Lanae Brody, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 Toni McKillip said the entire experience has felt surreal. Chloe Mcgowan, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Aug. 2022 Still, Sheppard had to admit that hosting his first camp at just 18 felt a bit surreal. The Courier-Journal, 1 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from surrealism

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of surreal was in 1937

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