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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The hate has become more hateful, the taunts more vicious and racist, and the fabrications more outlandish and divorced from reality.
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Clarence Lusane, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2026
The numbers tell a story of reckless ambition divorced from reality.
—Tomás O’Leary, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Now Secretary McMahon is confusing government with her WrestleMania days -- dramatic, fake, and completely divorced from reality.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 9 July 2025
Now Secretary McMahon is confusing government with her WrestleMania days — dramatic, fake, and completely divorced from reality.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2025
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Clarence Lusane, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2026
The numbers tell a story of reckless ambition divorced from reality.
—Tomás O’Leary, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Now Secretary McMahon is confusing government with her WrestleMania days -- dramatic, fake, and completely divorced from reality.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 9 July 2025
Now Secretary McMahon is confusing government with her WrestleMania days — dramatic, fake, and completely divorced from reality.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2025
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“Divorced from reality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divorced%20from%20reality. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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