derealization

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Late Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization ▲ English de- ▲ English real ▲ English -ize English derealize ▲ English -ation English derealization From de- + real + -ization, or from derealize + -ation.

  1. derived from -ationbor
  2. derived from -iserbor
  3. derived from -izōder
  4. derived from reelbor

Definitions

  1. The psychological symptom in which the world appears to be unreal, and the patient has a…

    The psychological symptom in which the world appears to be unreal, and the patient has a sense of detachment from it.

    • Derealization frequently co-occurs with depersonalization disorder, in which affected individuals notice an altered perception of their surroundings, resulting in the world seeming unreal or dreamlike.
  2. making unreal, in general

    making unreal, in general; detachment from reality or realness.

  3. The loosening of the bonds of (an electron) so that it can move freely among a group of…

    The loosening of the bonds of (an electron) so that it can move freely among a group of atoms; delocalization.

    • This section develops a theme mentioned […] in the previous section, namely the derealization of the unpaired electron away from the formal radical centre […]
    • Indeed, cyclic derealization of π-electrons is at the heart of aromaticity. For benzene, it is found that the derealization of the density is greater between para-related carbons, […] than between meta-related atoms, […]

The neighborhood

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