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figment

/ˈfɪɡmənt/

Translations

figmentnoun

figments

/ˈfɪɡmənt/

chimèreAu sens de chose imaginée et irréelle, surtout dans l’expression figment of imagination.

The monster under the bed was just a figment of the child's imagination.

Le monstre sous le lit n'était qu'une chimère née de l'imagination de l'enfant.

Additional translations

pure inventionEmploi courant pour un récit, une excuse ou une idée fabriquée de toutes pièces.

Synonyms

figmentnoun

A thing that someone believes to be real but that exists only in their imagination.

The monster under the bed was just a figment of the child's imagination.

An invented or fabricated story, statement, or idea; a mere contrivance.

His alibi was nothing but a figment devised to deceive the police.