noun (plural realities)
1 [U] the true situation and the problems that actually exist in life, in contrast to how you would like life to be:
She refuses to face reality. * You're out of touch with reality. * The reality is that there is not enough money to pay for this project. * They seemed to have the perfect marriage but the reality was very different.
2 [C] a thing that is actually experienced or seen, in contrast to what people might imagine:
the harsh realities of life * This decision reflects the realities of the political situation. * The paperless office is still far from being a reality. * Will time travel ever become a reality?
IDIOMS
in reality used to say that a situation is different from what has just been said or from what people believe:
Outwardly she seemed confident but in reality she felt extremely nervous. * In reality, human beings and dinosaurs never lived on earth at the same time.
seealsoVIRTUALREALITY
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for reality is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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