derealization

(diːˌriːəlaɪˈzeɪʃən) or

derealisation

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 realthe act of making something unreal

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Translations

de·re·al·i·za·tion

n. separación de la realidad, ausencia de realización de un mundo exterior antes reconocido.

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derealization

n (psych) desrealización f

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