derealization

de·re·al·i·za·tion

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dee-ree-uh-luh-zey-shuh n]
- /diˌri ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dee-ree-uh-luh-zey-shuh n]
- /diˌri ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən/

Definitions of derealization word

noun derealization a symptom of various psychological and medical conditions, as well as a side-effect of certain treatments and drugs, whereby the world around one seems less real 3
noun derealization the act of making something unreal 3
noun derealization a loss or lessening of one's sense of the reality of things, as in the reaction to certain drugs 3
noun derealization an alteration in perception leading to the feeling that the reality of the world has been changed or lost. 1
noun derealization (psychology) The psychological symptom in which the world appears to be unreal, and the patient has a sense of detachment from it. 1

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Origin of derealization

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

1940-45; de- + realization, orig. in the phrase feeling of derealization, as translation of German Entfremdungsgefühl (Freud)

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derealization popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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