Phantasy

Quick meaning: Phantasy is a noun meaning (psychology) The innate, mental image of an object; the link between instinct and reality.

Meaning

(psychology) The innate, mental image of an object; the link between instinct and reality.

More Meanings

1. Archaic spelling of fantasy.

Example Sentences

[…] what man has hitherto known only in febrile phantasy and tenuous legend?

However, Klein's phantasy is not exactly Lacan's imaginary fantasy; it is, I think, more than that.

By later Kleinians and critics alike, phantasy is often seen as identical to Freud's concept of psychic reality.

Yet his passion for her had grown fiercer than ever, and he swore to himself that he would win her back from her phantasies.

Word Forms

• phantasies
• phantasying
• phantasied

Synonyms for phantasy

Depending on context, synonyms include fancy, illusion, fantasy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fantasy, fancy, illusion, phantasm, phantasia, imagery.

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