surreal (adjective) Definition of surreal 1: marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream Source: Storyful It was an ideal shot for a wedding video: the bride smiling in a quiet Beirut square. Mahmoud Nakib captured it, and was panning past the bride to take in her bouquet when the scene was shattered by a violent explosion ripping across the city. Nakib’s video shows the bouquet and the bride sent flying by the blast.