un·re·al·i·ty

[uhn-ree-al-i-tee]
noun, plural un·re·al·i·ties.
1.
lack of reality; quality of being unreal: the unreality of dreams.
2.
something that is unreal, invalid, imaginary, or illusory: She appeared to be living in a world of unrealities.
3.
incompetence or impracticality, especially in everyday matters.

Origin:
1745–55; un-1 + reality

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unreality (ˌʌnrɪˈælɪtɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the quality or state of being unreal, fanciful, or impractical
2.  something that is unreal

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Example sentences
The color is false, but does heighten the sense of unreality to it.
The sense of unreality is greatly heightened by the pervasive blue tonality,
  which nearly overpowers every other color.
And yet the story always sustains its air of sunny unreality.
Because artificiality leads to a sense of unreality and frustration,
  unhappiness often results.
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