unreality
noun
un·re·al·i·ty
ˌən-rē-ˈa-lə-tē 
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Examples of unreality in a Sentence
a sci-fi author who seems to have preferred the unrealities of his own fiction to the realities of the world about him
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Florida is entering a subtropical state of unreality in which these decisions don’t add up.
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Mario Alejandro Ariza, The Atlantic, 18 June 2024
Julie Andrews sells The Sound of Music with her effervescent performance, and the wooden, awkward bits around her are, now, almost endearing — a kitschy self-own acknowledging the unreality of the whole operation.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
Whereas inside the Hof NATO commanders and U.S. senators still spoke of taking all of Ukraine back as a necessity, a pure embodiment of Ukrainian nationalism was standing outside speaking in the language of a deal, even if still suffused with the unreality of NATO membership.
—Thomas Meaney, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
There’s an unreality to the beauty here that adds to the fantasy patina.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
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Mario Alejandro Ariza, The Atlantic, 18 June 2024
Julie Andrews sells The Sound of Music with her effervescent performance, and the wooden, awkward bits around her are, now, almost endearing — a kitschy self-own acknowledging the unreality of the whole operation.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
Whereas inside the Hof NATO commanders and U.S. senators still spoke of taking all of Ukraine back as a necessity, a pure embodiment of Ukrainian nationalism was standing outside speaking in the language of a deal, even if still suffused with the unreality of NATO membership.
—Thomas Meaney, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
There’s an unreality to the beauty here that adds to the fantasy patina.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Unreality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unreality. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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unreality
noun
un·re·al·i·ty
ˌən-rē-ˈal-ət-ē
1
a
: the quality or state of being unreal : nonexistence
an air of unreality about the place
b
: something unreal or imaginary : figment
2
: inability to deal with reality
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