divorced from reality
idiom
: showing no connection to what is real or true
a theory that is completely divorced from reality
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Not this time, when policy-making at the White House seems divorced from reality.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Political gossip has bubbled up lately that Mayor Freddie O'Connell could face a legitimate challenger to his reelection bid in 2027, but such talk seems to be divorced from reality.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
But that’s exactly the problem: these environments are thoughtfully manufactured to create intense feelings of love and passion, which are entirely divorced from reality.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
This is an interesting, if upsetting, phenomenon, showing how online communities are divorced from reality and how social media can enable some of the worst sides of humanity.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Political gossip has bubbled up lately that Mayor Freddie O'Connell could face a legitimate challenger to his reelection bid in 2027, but such talk seems to be divorced from reality.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
But that’s exactly the problem: these environments are thoughtfully manufactured to create intense feelings of love and passion, which are entirely divorced from reality.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
This is an interesting, if upsetting, phenomenon, showing how online communities are divorced from reality and how social media can enable some of the worst sides of humanity.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Divorced from reality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divorced%20from%20reality. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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