defamiliarize
verb
de·fa·mil·iar·ize
(ˌ)dē-fə-ˈmil-yə-ˌrīz 
defamiliarized; defamiliarizing; defamiliarizes
: to present or render in an unfamiliar artistic form usually to stimulate fresh perception
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And these fragments, when examined closely, defamiliarize ordinary consensus reality in a manner different from that of hypnagogia.
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Michael W. Clune, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022
The newness of the technology alters each new disaster just enough to defamiliarize the situation and to allow people to forget striking similarities with the past.
—Mar Hicks, Wired, 14 Oct. 2021
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Michael W. Clune, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022
The newness of the technology alters each new disaster just enough to defamiliarize the situation and to allow people to forget striking similarities with the past.
—Mar Hicks, Wired, 14 Oct. 2021
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“Defamiliarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defamiliarize. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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