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Idiom

break reality

Meaning

To reach or experience a nonordinary state of consciousness, especially when using psychedelics.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Some people claim that certain experiences can break reality.”

“He felt like he was going to break reality after taking the strong medicine the doctor prescribed for his vision.”

“The philosopher argued that intense meditation could break reality, allowing the mind to perceive dimensions beyond our normal human understanding.”

Examples

simple

“Some people claim that certain experiences can break reality.”

contextual

“He felt like he was going to break reality after taking the strong medicine the doctor prescribed for his vision.”

complex

“The philosopher argued that intense meditation could break reality, allowing the mind to perceive dimensions beyond our normal human understanding.”

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