# in what world

> English word · Prep_phrase

## Definitions
1. How. (used in rhetorical questions to criticize something as completely inconsistent with reality and/or logic).

## Etymology
Use of a reference to alternative realities to imply that the thing criticized is inconsistent with our own reality.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/in-what-world