false reality
Invented fictional existence
False reality is a constructed or perceived version of existence that doesn't align with actual facts or circumstances.
The term appears in discussions of mental states, propaganda, and media manipulation—situations where someone believes or is led to believe things that aren't true: Social media can create a false reality where everyone seems happy.
In philosophy and fiction, false reality describes simulated or illusory worlds, as in *The Matrix*: What if everything we experience is a false reality?
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- fever dreamHallucinatory episode during illness
- simulationImitation of real processes
- virtual realityComputer-created interactive environment
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- plot twistsplot twist, twist ending, surprise ending, unexpected turn, final reveal
- mindbendersparadox, illusion, puzzle, riddle, enigma
- Virtual RealityVR headsets, VR, virtual reality, virtual world, virtual environment
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What actually exists
truth · actuality · objective reality · objective truth · authenticity
false realitynatural world
Non-artificial environment and organisms
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