Surreal Meaning in English

word

US

sɝˈiɫ

ser-EEL

UK

səɹˈiəl

suh-REE-uhl

التعريف

Something that is so strange, dream-like, or unbelievable that it feels unreal or like it’s from a dream rather than real life.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in descriptions of unexpected, bizarre, or unnatural experiences; often used to express something that feels like a dream or fantasy. Used in both formal and informal contexts. Close to 'dreamlike,' but 'surreal' typically implies more strangeness or absurdity.

• Spanish: surrealista - irreal
• Portuguese (BR): surreal - surrealista
• Portuguese (PT): surreal - surrealista
• Chinese (Simplified): 超现实的 - 荒诞的
• Chinese (Traditional): 超現實的 - 荒誕的
• Hindi: अवास्तविक - स्वप्निल
• Arabic: سريالي - غير واقعي
• Bengali: অলীক - অবাস্তব - অসাধারণ
• Russian: сюрреалистичный - нереальный - как во сне
• Japanese: シュール - 非現実的
• Vietnamese: siêu thực - không thực
• Korean: 비현실적인 - 초현실적인
• Turkish: gerçeküstü - düşsel
• Urdu: غیر حقیقی - ماورائی
• Indonesian: surealis - seperti mimpi

جمل نموذجية

Last night’s dream was so surreal.

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The painting looks very surreal.

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It felt surreal to meet my favorite actor.

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Everything felt a bit surreal after I got the big news.

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Walking through the empty city at night was totally surreal.

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The whole experience was so surreal, I almost thought I was dreaming.

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