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unreality

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un⋅re⋅al⋅i⋅ty

  [uhn-ree-al-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -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, esp. in everyday matters.
Origin:
1745–55; un- 1 + reality
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un·re·al·i·ty   (ŭn'rē-āl'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. un·re·al·i·ties

  1. The quality or state of being unreal.

  2. Something unreal, insubstantial, or imaginary.

  3. A lack of ability to deal with reality.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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