overrealism

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noun

Excessive realism.

OriginEnglish realism ← Middle English real ← Old French ree →
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Meanings

nounoverrealism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableExcessive realism.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  9. Proto-Italic*reis
  10. Classical Latinrēs
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Late Latinreālis
  14. Old Frenchree
  15. Middle Englishreal
  16. Englishreal
  17. Englishrealism
  18. Englishoverrealism

From over- + realism.

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APA

overrealism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overrealism

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“overrealism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overrealism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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