derealization
derealization — noun
1. a mental experience in which the world around you feels strange, dreamlike, or n
a mental experience in which the world around you feels strange, dreamlike, or not quite real — as if you are watching everything from behind a sheet of glass, even though you know logically that nothing has actually changed.
After the accident, Linh felt a strong sense of derealization, as though the hospital room was a stage.
sense of derealization + as though
The psychiatrist explained that derealization can make people feel as if they are watching their own life on a screen.
During the panic attack, Theo experienced derealization and could not even recognize familiar streets near his own house.
Amani described her derealization as a glass wall that stood between her and every conversation she tried to join.
Rodrigo's derealization first appeared in college and left him feeling strangely disconnected from everyday life.
- unreality
broader; can describe dreamlike fiction or fantasy, not merely a clinical symptom
- detachment
focuses on emotional distance rather than the perceptual sense of unreality
- disconnection
emphasizes social or interpersonal separation more than sensory distortion
- reality
the normal perception of the world as solid, familiar, and present
文法句型
derealization + of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. Common in clinical and therapeutic contexts when describing a cluster of symptoms — often discussed alongside depersonalization (a feeling of being detached from one's own mind or body).