fantasy

Noun

• something many people believe that is false
  • they have the illusion that I am very wealthy
    

• fiction with a large amount of imagination in it
  • she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies
    

• imagination unrestricted by reality
  • a schoolgirl fantasy
    

Verb

• indulge in fantasies
  • he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  illusion , phantasy , fancy , fantasize , fantasise