bovarysm

== English == === Alternative forms === bovarism, Bovarysm === Etymology === Named after the character of Emma Bovary in Flaubert's novel Madame Bovary +‎ -ism. === Noun === bovarysm (uncountable) An imagined or unrealistic conception of oneself. (psychology) An anxiety to escape from a social or sentimental condition judged to be unsatisfactory, sometimes by building a fictitious personality. ==== Translations ====