unreality
noun
un·re·al·i·ty
ˌən-rē-ˈa-lə-tē 
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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Ryan Gaur, IndieWire, 10 June 2025
The title is the latest from Naughty Dog, a studio with a reputation for games that aspire to the aesthetics and prestige of cinema, with memorable characters that behave realistically despite the unreality of video games.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
An eerie sense of unreality runs through The Plague, which premiered at Cannes in the Un Certain Regard sidebar.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
The movie itself is something of a trip; everything feels coated in a faint, menacing sheen of unreality, as if a slasher movie were just a wild twist or two away.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unreality
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“Unreality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unreality. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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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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