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    [Noun]  | "re*al*i*ty" | \ rē-ˈa-lə-tē \


    1: the quality or state of being real

    2: a real event, entity, or state of affairs

    3: the totality of real things and events

    Origin: circa 1513 ;

    [Noun]  | "reality check" 


    1: something that clarifies or serves as a reminder of reality often by correcting a misconception

    Origin: 1960 ;

    [Noun]  | "augmented reality" 


    1: an enhanced version of reality created by the use of technology to overlay digital information on an image of something being viewed through a device (such as a smartphone camera); also : the technology used to create augmented reality

    Origin: 1992 ;

    [Noun]  | "virtual reality" 


    1: an artificial environment which is experienced through sensory stimuli (such as sights and sounds) provided by a computer and in which one's actions partially determine what happens in the environment; also : the technology used to create or access a virtual reality

    Origin: 1987 ;

    [Idiom]  | "divorced from reality" 


    1: showing no connection to what is real or true

    [Idiom]  | "lose one's grip" 


    1: to lose control of one's thoughts and emotions : to lose one's ability to think or behave in a normal way

    [Idiom]  | "lose touch" 


    1: to stop communicating with each other : to no longer know what is happening in each other's lives —often + with

    2: to stop knowing what is happening, how certain people feel, etc. —usually + with

    [Noun]  | "reality" 


    1: something that actually exists;


      * e.g., " ... the ambition to make his dreams a reality "




    2: the fact of being or of being real;


      * e.g., " ... no one denies the reality of electricity, though few people understand it fully "




    3: the quality of being actual;


      * e.g., " ... the reality of the situation finally dawned on her and she sat down in stunned silence "




    [Phrase]  | "in reality" 


    1: in actual fact;


      * e.g., " ... She told us the car was as good as new when in reality it needed several repairs. "




    2: to tell the truth;


      * e.g., " ... In reality he's all bark and no bite. "



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    3: not merely this but also;


      * e.g., " ... There are in reality a number of issues we'll need to discuss. "



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     [ "reality" ]

    1: A delusionary mental status caused by a pronounced deficiency of alcohol in the bloodstream

      * e.g.,  ... I need a beer because all this reality is too much to handle. 

     [ "reality" ]

    1: The one thing that prevents us from leading perfect lives. No matter hard you try to block it out, it's always there, crushing all of the fantastical endeavors you dream up. Ever heard the phrase, "follow your dreams"? Of course you have. Well, by the end of your life, you can bet that reality will have rejected >99% of them, so you'll have to lower your standards IMMENSELY if you ever want to feel a sense of accomplishment.

      * e.g.,  ... Reality: Hey you. Yeah, you. Ever wanted to break away from the hopelessly flawed human race, and become everything you've ever dreamed of? Well TOO FUCKING BAD, I'm here to prevent you because I'm a bitch like that >:I 

     [ "reality" ]

    1: (1)working 50 hours a week until the day you die, in order to maintain a "decent" life,

      * e.g.,  ... reality is my anti-drug. 

     [ "reality" ]

    2: (2)having no excitement in your life unless you choose to slack off and not work,

     [ "reality" ]

    3: (3)leaving this planet the same way you entered, naked and cold.

     [ "reality" ]

    4: (4)busting your ass to afford your bills while some cocksucker with rich parents gets everything handed to him for free.

     [ "reality" ]

    1: A hallucination caused by lack of drink and drugs.

      * e.g.,  ... In reality you should search Henry 

     [ "reality" ]

    1: That horrible time between sleep, and the internet.

      * e.g.,  ... Id rather sleep than be in reality 

     [ "reality" ]

    1: something that exists independently of ideas concerning it

      * e.g.,  ... No matter how many times you say the wall isn't real, you still can't walk through it 

     [ "reality" ]

    1: Suffering and misery.

      * e.g.,  ... "Humans define their reality through suffering and misery." - Agent Smith, The Matrix 

     [ "reality" ]

    1: Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hmmm? You know I had a speech, you know, my... my integrated-projected-global-tele-network system bloody system-system. But you know, if that's what the worlds coming to I don't want to be in it. No I don't want that. I don't want to be in some sort of cyber-space-hypervirtual bloody reality. I don't want that- exchanging e-mails with some old age bloody hippies with more information at their fingertips than is safe to know about. I don't want that! What kind of reality is that, huh, you know, with a thirteen-amp plug on the end of it? Huh? Huh?... That can be un-plugged like that? Come-on I'm going." Edina Monsoon, Absolutely Fabulous 

     [ "reality" ]

    1: Reality has become a commodity.

      * e.g.,  ... When money dictates the content of Wikipedia entries, reality may be defined by the highest bidder. 

     [ "reality" ]

    1: Reality ree-al-i-tee: noun.

      * e.g.,  ... Frank couldn't handle that '151, so he decided to cling to reality instead. 

     [ "reality" ]

    2: A crutch for people who cannot handle drugs.

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