phantasy life
- noun
- /ˈfæn.tə.si laɪf/
- Archaic
- As a child, she spent hours absorbed in her phantasy life, pretending to be a mighty explorer.
Examples
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His phantasy life was often more vivid and satisfying than his real experiences.
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Some therapists believe that escaping into a phantasy life can help people cope with trauma.
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She often escapes into her phantasy life.
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Many people create a phantasy life to cope with stress.
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As a child, she spent hours absorbed in her phantasy life, pretending to be a mighty explorer.
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His phantasy life was often more vivid and satisfying than his real experiences.
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Some therapists believe that escaping into a phantasy life can help people cope with trauma.
Synonyms
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A make-believe life someone thinks about to escape real problems
An imagined place someone believes is real
Ability to imagine unreal people, places or events
Antonyms
How Imaginary
- Archaic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an imaginary life' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'phantasy' (fanciful imagination) with 'life' (one's existence); a learner who knows both constituents can readily infer an imagined or fantasized life. Although 'phantasy' is an uncommon/archaic spelling of 'fantasy', the compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so the sense is immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
Phantasy life may come from the simple image of living inside your own imagination: someone builds a whole phantasy life, pretending to be a hero in another world. That's why it means 'an imaginary life' people use 'to escape real life'.