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reality

rea·lity

UK/ɹiːˈælɪti/ US/ɹiˈæləti/ common

noun

1.

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

  • “his world was shattered”
  • “we live in different worlds”
  • “for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were”
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2.

the state of being actual or real

  • “the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him”
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3.

the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be

  • “businessmen have to face harsh realities”
4.

the quality possessed by something that is real

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Origin

From French réalité (“quality of being real”), from Middle French realité (“property, possession”), from Medieval Latin reālitās, from Late Latin reālis (“real”), equivalent to real + -ity.

Phrases

  • alternate reality game
  • bite of the reality sandwich
  • break reality
  • detached from reality
  • divorced from reality
  • extended reality
  • in reality
  • mugged by reality

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