make-believe
noun /ˈmeɪk bɪliːv/
/ˈmeɪk bɪliːv/
[uncountable]- (disapproving) imagining or pretending things to be different or more exciting than they really are synonym fantasy
- They live in a world of make-believe.
- imagining that something is real, or that you are somebody else, for example in a child’s game
- ‘Let's play make-believe,’ said Sam.