derealization: Meaning and Definition of

de•re•al•i•za•tion

Pronunciation: (dē-rē"u-lu-zā'shun), [key]
— n. Psychiatry.
  1. an alteration in perception leading to the feeling that the reality of the world has been changed or lost.
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