imagined as in a play; "the make-believe world of theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish
imagined as in a play; "the make-believe world of theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish"
disapproval If someone is living in a make-believe world, they are pretending that things are better, different, or more exciting than they really are instead of facing up to reality. the glamorous make-believe world of show business
You use make-believe to describe things, for example in a play or film, that imitate or copy something real, but which are not what they appear to be. The violence in those films was too unreal, it was make-believe. when you imagine or pretend that something is real or true
You use make-believe to refer to the activity involved when a child plays a game in which they pretend something, for example that they are someone else. She used to play games of make-believe with her elder sister. his make-believe playmate