fabrication

[fab-ri-key-shuhn]

noun

1. the act or process of fabricating; manufacture.

2. something fabricated, especially an untruthful statement.

   His account of the robbery is a complete fabrication.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fabrication¹

First recorded in 1475–1500; from Latin fabricātiōn- (stem of fabricātiō ). See fabricate, -ion

Synonym Study

See fiction.

Example Sentences

They assigned no value to the possibility of building new reactors but liked Westinghouse’s fuel fabrication and services business.

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In a statement released on Monday, the Venezuelan foreign ministry called the designation of the Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist organisation "a ridiculous fabrication".

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Chechen officials have consistently denied these allegations, complaining of fabrications aimed at discrediting the region.

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The total cost was around $12,000, including custom fabrication and installation, a fraction of what all-new windows and frames would have cost.

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Rare-earth elements are used extensively in artificial intelligence, including disk drives, cooling servers and especially semiconductor fabrication.

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Related Words

• deceit 
• falsehood 
• fiction 
• forgery 
• myth 
• untruth