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prettygoodwordsciamachy or sciomachy or skiamachy (say-AM-uh-kee, which sounds really odd as I'd expect skee-uh-MAH-kee, or possibly stress the first syllable) - n., fighting with imaginary foes.
Or literally, with shadows. This can be deliberate make-believe, as in shadow boxing, or futile delusion -- battling enemies you believe exist but do not. Adopted around 1602 from ancient Greek skiamachÃa, a mock fight.
---L.
Or literally, with shadows. This can be deliberate make-believe, as in shadow boxing, or futile delusion -- battling enemies you believe exist but do not. Adopted around 1602 from ancient Greek skiamachÃa, a mock fight.
---L.
