figment

ˈfɪɡmənt

Definition

Definition of figment - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

imagination inventionthing imagined or invented that does not exist in reality

That monster is just a figment of your imagination.
The treasure map was a figment of his mind.
Her story about aliens was a figment.

fabrication

invention

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Expressions with figment

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figment of the imagination

something imagined that is not real

The monster under the bed is just a figment of the imagination.

figment of imagination

invented story or idea

The rumor about the treasure was a figment of imagination.

figment of someone's imagination

something imagined that does not exist in reality

The monster under the bed is just a figment of his imagination.

figment of one's imagination

something imagined that does not exist

The monster under the bed is just a figment of your imagination.

Origin of figment

Latin, figmentum (something formed)

Terms with figment included in their meaning

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fantasm

imaginary

figment of the imagination

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French:fantasme, ...
German:Hirngespinst, ...
Italian:frutto dell'immaginazione, ...
Spanish:invención, ...
Portuguese:fantasia, ...
Chinese:想象的产物, ...
Japanese:想像の産物, ...
Arabic:وَهْم, ...
Hebrew:הַמְצָאָה, ...
Russian:плод воображения, ...
Ukrainian:вигадка, ...
Hindi:मात्र कल्पना, ...
Bengali:কল্পনার সৃষ্টি, ...
Catalan:figment, ...
Czech:výplod, ...
Danish:opdigtelse, ...
Dutch:verzinsel, ...
Greek:επινόημα, ...
Hungarian:képzelet szüleménye, ...
Khmer:រឿងដែលស្រមៃឡើង, ...
Korean:상상, ...
Persian:زاییده تخیل, ...
Polish:wytwór wyobraźni, ...
Portuguese (BR):invenção, ...
Romanian:invenție, ...
Swedish:inbillning, ...
Thai:สิ่งสมมติ, ...
Turkish:hayal ürünü, ...
Vietnamese:ảo ảnh, ...

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