derealization

1. (psychology) The psychological symptom in which the world appears to be unreal, and the patient has a sense of detachment from it.Examples: "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."countableuncountable

2. (The process of) making unreal, in general; detachment from reality or realness.Examples: "The derealization of Arab Americans created the conditions whereby, after the attacks of 9/11, the American public was willing to allow, and sometimes become complicit in, their government's detention, extradition, and torture of Arabs and Muslims […]"countableuncountable