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unreality

uhn ree a luh tee

  • n  the quality possessed by something that is unreal
  • n  the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact

  • The vein of unreality in Gogol himself had laid bare the basic unreality of Russian society.
  • As some Evangelicals and business leaders--both Republican constituencies--worry publicly about climate control, Gore says, "I think that the small bubble of unreality in which .
  • Although that sounds like a pipe-dream, it conveys the unreality that permeates hippiedom, a cult whose mystique derives essentially from the influence of hallucinogenic drugs.
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  • Rowan Williams in Reuters
    In an article in the Spectator magazine, Williams said the crisis "exposes the element of basic unreality in the situation -- the truth that almost unimaginable wealth has been generated by equally unimaginable levels of fiction".
  • Al Gore in CBS News (blog)
    Well, you know, the -- the global warming deniers persist in this air of unreality,Gore said. "After all, the entire north polar icecap, which has been there for most of the last 3 million years, is disappearing before our eyes. Forty...
  • Vince Cable in guardian.co.uk
    Vince Cable, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman, said: "There is an air of unreality about these numbers, since most analysts and businesses are seeing evidence of falling prices. This is likely to be the way the world will be for the next couple...

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