unreality

[ uhn-ree-al-i-tee ]

/ ˌʌn riˈæl ɪ ti /

lack of reality; quality of being unreal: the unreality of dreams.

something that is unreal, invalid, imaginary, or illusory: She appeared to be living in a world of unrealities.

incompetence or impracticality, especially in everyday matters.

Origin of unreality

First recorded in 1745–55; un-¹ + reality

When NYC Prep premiered, it got a lot of flak for the sheer gall of its unreality.

The Surreal Genius of Bravo’s Rich Kids Docudrama ‘NYC Prep’ |Amy Zimmerman |April 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Like reality television, “Real America” has become the height of unreality.

The Race Is On in Silicon Valley to Escape Real America |James Poulos |November 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Adding to the air of unreality, a fair amount of the debate around avoiding a debt ceiling seemed outlandish.

Obama Brinksmanship Puts GOP in Tough Spot on Debt Ceiling |Daniel Gross |January 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Like the elaborately choreographed escape from default, it was a signal moment of Washington unreality, more farce than tragedy.

Washington’s Earthquake Farce |Howard Kurtz |August 24, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

With that kind of unreality, people lose sight of little brains versus adult brains.

Tatum O'Neal Opens Up |Marlow Stern |June 15, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
This: that by knowing the unreality of disease, sin, and death, you demonstrate the allness of God.

Unity of Good |Mary Baker Eddy
There was no unreality about Talleyrands statement that he was fighting his own Government.

Talleyrand |Joseph McCabe
It is into this atmosphere of toil and unreality that I am initiated as a hand sewer.

The Woman Who Toils |Mrs. John Van Vorst and Marie Van Vorst
But our social novels profess to represent the people as they are, and the unreality of their representations is a grave evil.

The Essays of "George Eliot" |George Eliot
What was reality or unreality to young children of four and five?

My Autobiography |F. Max Mller

unreality

/ (ˌʌnrɪˈælɪtɪ) /

the quality or state of being unreal, fanciful, or impractical

something that is unreal