| abstract |
depicting reality not as it appears to the senses of most people but in the way that an individual interprets it or wishes to suggest it; nonrepresentational. [1/13 definitions] |
| actuality |
the state or fact of truly or currently existing; reality. [1/2 definitions] |
| alienation |
a state of profound disaffection from the world of objective reality. [1/3 definitions] |
| authenticate |
to prove the genuineness, reality, or validity of. |
| be |
to remain in a state of existence; have reality; exist. [1/10 definitions] |
| bury one's head in the sand |
to refuse to confront reality or the facts; avoid the truth. |
| case1 |
things in reality; what is actual or true. [1/9 definitions] |
| come to grips with |
to understand the reality of; face openly. [1/2 definitions] |
| comprehend |
mentally or emotionally come to terms with or make logical sense of; grasp the reality of or reasons behind. [1/3 definitions] |
| de facto |
in reality; actually. [1/3 definitions] |
| dream |
to imagine something with a desire for its becoming reality (usu. fol. by "of"). [1/13 definitions] |
| dream world |
a world that exists only in the imagination, not in reality. |
| dualism |
in philosophy, the theory that reality consists of, or can be explained in term of, two basic principles, such as mind and body. (Cf. monism, pluralism.) [1/3 definitions] |
| ego |
in psychoanalytic theory, the personality component that mediates between the unconscious drives and external reality. [1/5 definitions] |
| escape |
a way to avoid reality. [1/10 definitions] |
| escapism |
the tendency to escape from or avoid reality by absorbing oneself in fantasies or other entertainment. |
| exist |
to have being or reality. [1/3 definitions] |
| existence |
the state of having being or reality. [1/4 definitions] |
| fact |
something that has reality, that exists, or that happened or is happening. [1/3 definitions] |
| fancy |
an idea, opinion, or preference, sometimes not based on reason or reality. [1/14 definitions] |
| hypostatize |
to present or consider (an idea, concept, or the like) as having concrete, objective reality or form. |