Meaning of make-believe | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The quality or act of pretending; acting as if something is true when in fact one knows it is not.
   childish, sometimes, uncountable
2. fantasy
3. The condition of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are.
   childish, sometimes, uncountable
4. costume jewellery
5. Something imaginary.
   childish, countable, sometimes
6. fantasia

Equivalents

Examples

“Come⟳ on, come⟳ on, I go up and down / I like⟳ this curious feeling / I know⟳, I see⟳, it's like⟳ make⟳ believe⟳ / Cover⟳ your ears so you can hear⟳ what I'm saying”

“‘You ought to be ashamed of yourself, Marjorie Lindon, to even think⟳ such nonsense. Are you all nerves and morbid imaginings,—you who have⟳ prided yourself on being so strong-minded! A pretty sort⟳ you are to do battle for anyone.—Why, they’re only make-believes!’”

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