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unreality

noun

un·​re·​al·​i·​ty ˌən-rē-ˈa-lə-tē How to pronounce unreality (audio)
1
a
: the quality or state of being unreal : lack of substance or validity
b
: something unreal, insubstantial, or visionary : figment
2
: ineptitude in dealing with reality

Example Sentences

a sci-fi author who seems to have preferred the unrealities of his own fiction to the realities of the world about him
Recent Examples on the Web The spectacle of realism also lets Industry get away with the sort of unreality that so much TV relies on—contrivance, coincidence, and plot holes, all working in service of juicy twists. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2022 Both The Last White Man and Exit West (which is in the works as a film) have an element of unreality to them; the skin-color changes in White Man and the magic doorways that allow people to escape their country in Exit. Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2022 Since Moscow’s lockdown only happened very recently, Kovalev told me that there’s still a sense of unreality about the whole situation. Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 3 Apr. 2020 Trump’s warped unreality, where the election was rigged against him and January 6 was a flock of freedom-loving tourists besmirched by Antifa commandos. Robert Schlesinger, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2022 In the golden age of fraud, grift sits comfortably alongside the general sense of unreality permeating the American economy. Ben Mckenzie, The New Republic, 10 Mar. 2022 There is an aura of unreality and mystery to Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game, which happened 60 years ago Wednesday. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2022 In Kyiv, there has been an air of unreality about the situation and stoic resolve. The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 20 Feb. 2022 The late Gaspard Ulliel is one of several major French stars voicing the dolls’ dialogue, though the most striking presence here is Faure, bringing a casual unreality to her role as a vlogger who gradually becomes a kind of parallel protagonist. Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1744, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of unreality was in 1744

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