also  phan*ta*sy  n, pl  -sies  :  the power or process of creating esp. unrealistic or improbable mental images in response to psychological need <an object of >  : also  :  a mental image or a series of mental images (as a daydream) so created <sexual fantasies of adolescence> 
, also  phantasy  vb, -sied  -sy*ing  :  FANTASIZE .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  fun·dus  phantasy 
 
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