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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 Word Forms

  • ܰ·a· adverb
  • ܰ····ٲ [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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That must have felt like a surreal, full-circle moment to be coming back to this seminal character in your career while returning to a place that had meaning in real life.

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Their works, often infused with the surreal, scrambled concepts of linear time, provided an unblinking examination of the Latin American condition.

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follows is a surreal adventure complete with harrowing eugenics experiments and lynchings, hair’s-breadth escapes and unlikely alliances.

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“As many of you may know, classical music has been a huge part of my life. At my fifth Coachella, bringing this special song to life in such an epic, cinematic way is just surreal.”

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It just feels surreal, I still think it's a prank.

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