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Definition of unreal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unreal

adjective
 
/ˌʌnˈrɪəl/
 
/ˌʌnˈriːəl/
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  1. so strange that it is more like a dream than reality
    • The party began to take on an unreal, almost nightmarish quality.
    • She felt curiously unreal, as if she were in the midst of a dream.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    adverb
    • very
    • completely
    • quite
    See full entry
  2. not related to reality synonym unrealistic
    • Many people have unreal expectations of what marriage will be like.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    adverb
    • very
    • completely
    • quite
    See full entry
  3. (informal) used to say that you like something very much or that something surprises you
    • ‘That's unreal!’ she laughed.
See unreal in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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