dereism

dereism
Mental activity in fantasy in contrast to reality. [L. de, away, + res, thing]

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de·re·ism 'dē-rē-.iz-əm, 'dā-rā-; dē-'rē-iz-əm, dā-'rā- n thinking directed away from reality and not following ordinary rules of logic
de·re·is·tic .dē-(.)rē-'is-tik, .dā-(.)rā- adj
de·re·is·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adv

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n.
undirected fantasy thinking that fails to respect the realities of life. When this becomes markedly dominant it may be a feature of schizoid personality or of schizophrenia.

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de·re·ism (deґre-iz-əm) [de- + res thing + -ism] dereistic thinking; see under thinking.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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