See Also: Reality(money)
reality(dictionary)
reality(medicine)
reality(dictionary)
virtual reality(dictionary)
reality check(dictionary)
virtual reality(encyclopedia)
Reality principle(health)
reality adaptation(medicine)
retreat from reality(medicine)

reality (oh)



[U and C] what actually happens or is true, not what is imagined or thought
::the distinction between fantasy and reality
::TV is used as an escape from reality .
::I think the government has lost touch with reality (=no longer understands what is real or true) .
::political realities
harsh/grim/stark reality
::Millions of people live with the harsh realities of unemployment.
the reality is that
::The reality is that young people will not go into teaching until salaries are higher.
::The paperless office may one day become a reality .
in reality
used to say that something is different from what people think
::In reality, violent crimes are still extremely rare.
[U] the fact that something exists or is happening
::She had never accepted the reality of her pregnancy.
-see also virtual reality