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Noun: unreality  ,ún-ree'a-li-tee
  1. The state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact
    "The dream had a sense of unreality that lingered after waking";
    - irreality
     
  2. The quality possessed by something that is unreal
    "The unreality of the situation made him wonder if he was dreaming"
     
  3. Ineptitude in dealing with reality
    "But unless you get over his blindness, his unreality about something he has already agreed to, he is going against his own agreements"

Derived forms: unrealities

Type of: immateriality, incorporeality, nonentity, nonexistence, unskilfulness [Brit, Cdn], unskillfulness [N. Amer]

Antonym: reality

Encyclopedia: Unreality