unfiction en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fictiōder. Old French ficcionbor. Middle English ficcioun English fiction English unfiction From un- + fiction.
Meanings
- (no-plural, qualifier:social media) A 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
pseudofiction · speculative fiction · alternate reality game · ARG