English Explanatory Dictionary

hyperreality

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state or condition of being hyperreal.
  2. The inability of consciousness to distinguish reality from fantasy, especially in technologically advanced postmodern cultures.
  3. Hyperrealism.

Word forms

hyperreality hyperrealities

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin reālis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Medieval Latin reālitāslbor. French réalitéder. English reality English hyperreality From hyper- + reality.

Related words

hyperrealist
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