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Surreality

It should be a word. Oh, apparently it is:

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1)

sur‧re‧al  /səˈriəl, -ˈril/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[suh-ree-uhl, -reel] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–adjective

1.	of, pertaining to, or characteristic of surrealism; surrealistic.

2.	having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic: surreal complexities of the bureaucracy.

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[Origin: 1935–40; back formation from surrealism; see sur-¹, real¹]

—Related forms

sur‧re‧al‧ly, adverb

sur‧re‧al‧i‧ty /səriˈælɪti/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[suh-ree-al-i-tee] Pronunciation Key

Realising that something is "surreal" isn't as fun as it sounds. It's not quite the same as de ja vu, where, even if you're getting kicked in the stomach, you still smile because you realise you're experiencing De Ja Vu (if, in fact, you are - otherwise you're just a sado masochist). However, with realisations of "surrealness" you just...worry whether you're still existing in reality.