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surreal
surreal [ sə r el ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
bizarre: weirdly unfamiliar, distorted, or disturbing, like the experiences in a dream or the objects or experiences depicted in surrealism


noun 
Definition:
 
unreal qualities or character: the bizarre or unreal qualities associated with surrealism
[Mid-20th century. Back-formation <surrealism]

surreally adverb
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