phantasy

== English == === Noun === phantasy (countable and uncountable, plural phantasies) Archaic spelling of fantasy. (psychology) The innate, mental image of an object; the link between instinct and reality. ==== Usage notes ==== In psychological writing, the spelling phantasy is often used to differentiate the Kleinian concept, which represents an innate unconscious process, from the related Freudian concept fantasy, which is conscious and deliberate. === Verb === phantasy (third-person singular simple present phantasies, present participle phantasying, simple past and past participle phantasied) Archaic spelling of fantasy. === References ===