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| confabulate |
in psychiatry, to substitute fantasy for fact in the memory. [1/2 definitions] |
| confabulation |
in psychiatry, the substitution of fantasy for fact in the memory. [1/2 definitions] |
| daydream |
a dreamlike fantasy one has while awake, often characterized by pleasant thoughts or wishful imaginings. [1/2 definitions] |
| fact |
truth as opposed to fantasy, falsehood, or conjecture. [1/4 definitions] |
| fancied |
invented or dreamed up; existing in fantasy; imaginary. |
| fantasize |
to indulge in fantasy or daydreams. [2 definitions] |
| fantastical |
being or resembling something in a fantasy; amazing or imaginary. |
| Harry Potter |
the main character in a fantasy fiction series written by British author J. K. Rowling. The character is a young wizard, and the series relates his trials and magical adventures. |
| illusion |
a fantasy or mistaken belief. [1/4 definitions] |
| phantasm |
something that exits in the imagination, rather than reality; fantasy. [1/3 definitions] |
| phantasy |
variant of fantasy. |
| pipe dream |
a wishful fantasy or vain hope. |
| real life |
reality; not fiction, fantasy, or representation of reality. |
| reverie |
a memory or fantasy; daydream. [1/2 definitions] |
| twilight zone |
a state of mind between and having characteristics of both reality and fantasy. [1/3 definitions] |
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