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surreal

[ suh-ree-uhl, -reel ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism, an artistic and literary style; surrealistic.
  2. having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic:

    surreal complexities of the bureaucracy.



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Other Words From

  • sur·real·ly adverb
  • sur·re·al·i·ty [s, uh, -ree-, al, -i-tee], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of surreal1

First recorded in 1935–40; back formation from surrealism ( def ); sur- 1( def ), real 1( def )
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Example Sentences

Among the many things we’ve learned during these surreal times is how to appreciate exploring our own backyards, local parks, and neighborhoods.

There is something surreal about being in the biggest economic downturn since the 1930s, and yet day after day hearing extraordinary stories of business success.

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It is very surreal, but let’s get back to SEO because that is what Pam Auugst of Pam Ann Marketing and I spoke about that day.

This fall, what passes for education will be a surreal world of inequality.

More than half a billion years ago, during the Ediacaran Period, a surreal world of life overran the ocean floor.

“It was a little bit surreal to know that this was unfolding there,” Coren said.

The insurrectionists seemed actors in a surreal episode of revolutionary play-acting in which the curtain was about to fall.

A slow, surreal tide of deformation has appeared throughout the city.

There followed a series of rooms and scenes, showing various horrors or surreal scenes.

But Fox always manages to push the boundaries and make things just a little surreal.

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