Medical Definition of anosognosia
: an inability or refusal to recognize a defect or disorder that is clinically evident
or: lack of ability to perceive the realities of one's own condition.
Britannica Dictionary definition of MAKE–BELIEVE
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: things that are imagined or pretended to be true or real
- He has been living in a world of make-believe. [=he has been believing things that are not true; he has been living in a fantasy world]