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

It is less clear that China will be able to replicate the entire supply chain to create the most advanced semiconductors, which would require creating domestic versions of cutting-edge chip design and fabrication equipment.

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The scientists say their technique is especially interesting for the fabrication of advanced 3D architectures that must be simultaneously strong, lightweight, and complex, like sensors, biomedical devices, or devices for energy conversion and storage.

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To tell a story, writes Mr. Johnson, is to “fire it in the kiln of real life, resulting not in a fabrication, but a reality hard enough, sharp enough, to draw blood.”

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Ultimately, he said Intel’s own execution around its fabrication plants “remains key to any sustainable turnaround.”

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Prosecutors say that company was actually a fabrication.

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Related Words

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