nonreality
- noun
- /nɒnˈriːəlɪti/
- Specialized
- Periods of intense anxiety sometimes brought on a sense of nonreality for him.
Examples
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Therapy helped him cope with episodes of nonreality following the traumatic event.
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She often experiences a sense of nonreality during stressful situations.
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After the accident, she experienced a persistent feeling of nonreality that made everything seem distant.
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After the accident, he felt a strange nonreality about his surroundings.
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After the accident, she experienced a persistent feeling of nonreality that made everything seem distant.
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Periods of intense anxiety sometimes brought on a sense of nonreality for him.
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Therapy helped him cope with episodes of nonreality following the traumatic event.
Synonyms
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7.9
A feeling that things are not real or are like a dream
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9.9
A feeling that the world around you seems unreal or distant
A feeling that something is not real like a dream
A feeling that something is not real, like a dream
Antonyms
How Real
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonreality = nonreal (semi-transparent) = non + real + ity
The suffix '-ity' forms a noun indicating a state or quality, but the abstract concept of 'nonreality' may not be immediately clear to all learners.
Etymology
Nonreality comes from non- meaning 'not' and reality (from real), so it literally means 'not real'. A helpful way to remember the feeling sense is to imagine being in a dream or watching your life like a film, where people and places feel distant or unreal.