: to present or render in an unfamiliar artistic form usually to stimulate fresh perception
defamiliarization
(ˌ)dē-fə-ˌmil-yə-rə-ˈzā-shən
noun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebAnd these fragments, when examined closely, defamiliarize ordinary consensus reality in a manner different from that of hypnagogia. 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