reality (realities plural )
1 n-uncount You use reality to refer to real things or the real nature of things rather than imagined, invented, or theoretical ideas.
Fiction and reality were increasingly blurred...
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virtual reality
2 n-count The reality of a situation is the truth about it, especially when it is unpleasant or difficult to deal with.
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...the harsh reality of top international competition...
3 n-sing You say that something has become a reality when it actually exists or is actually happening.
...the whole procedure that made this book become a reality...
4 You can use in reality to introduce a statement about the real nature of something, when it contrasts with something incorrect that has just been described.
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in reality phrase PHR with cl
He came across as streetwise, but in reality he was not.