irreality

English

Etymology

From ir- +‎ reality.

Noun

irreality (countable and uncountable, plural irrealities)

1. (uncommon) Unreality.
   • 2023, Vajra Chandrasekera, The Saint of Bright Doors, Solaris (2024), page 191:

     But then the vision swamps that awareness, and he’s digging in the earth again, trying to prove its irreality to himself. It is rough and grainy on his palms, as real as anything he’s ever felt.