1. Made strange, unfamiliar, or unusual; presented in a way that removes habitual perception or recognition.
Usage: Often used in literary and artistic criticism; British spelling variant of 'defamiliarized'

1. Past tense and past participle of defamiliarise; to make something familiar seem strange or unfamiliar, especially to encourage fresh perception.
Usage: British spelling; used in literary theory and art criticism; related to Russian Formalist concept of 'ostranenie'

Examples

• The artist defamiliarised everyday objects by presenting them in unexpected contexts.
• The film's surreal cinematography defamiliarised the ordinary suburban setting.
• Through defamiliarised language, the poet forced readers to reconsider familiar concepts.
• The director defamiliarised the audience's expectations by subverting genre conventions.
• Defamiliarised perspectives in the novel challenged readers' assumptions about the characters.
• The experimental music defamiliarised traditional melodies by fragmenting and rearranging them.