Meanings
noununfiction (plural not attested)
- no pluralsocial mediagamesA form of fictional piece of media and/or storytelling that attempts to suspend disbelief by asserting in some way that it is not a fiction.
Synonyms: alternate reality game, ARG, speculative fiction, pseudofiction
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA form of fictional piece of media and/or storytelling that attempts to suspend disbelief by asserting in some way that it is not a fiction.
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeyǵʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰinéǵʰti
- Proto-Italic*θingō
- Proto-Italic*fingō
- Latinfingō
- Latinfictiō
- Old Frenchficcion
- Middle Englishficcioun
- Englishfiction
- Englishunfiction
Cite this entry
APA
unfiction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfiction
MLA
“unfiction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfiction. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfiction,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfiction.
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