make-believe

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˈmake-believe [make-believe] BrE NAmE noun uncountable
1. (disapproving)imagining or pretending things to be different or more exciting than they really are
Syn: ↑fantasy
•They live in a world of make-believe.
2. imagining that sth is real, or that you are sb else, for example in a child's game
•‘Let's play make-believe,’ said Sam.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pretend, pretense, pretence