imaginaryaffection
nounUK /ɪˈmædʒɪnəri əˈfɛkʃən/
US /ɪˈmædʒəˌnɛri əˈfɛkʃən/
A made-up feeling of love that is not real.
The lonely child felt imaginaryaffection for the toy robot he built.
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2. A false display of kindness that is not sincere.
His imaginaryaffection fooled no one at the party.
3. A fondness for something that exists only in stories or dreams.
She had an imaginaryaffection for the dragons in her favorite book.
4. The feeling of closeness a person invents for someone they have never met.
Fans sometimes develop imaginaryaffection for movie stars.