fabrication
Americannoun
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fabrications
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the act or process of fabricating; manufacture.
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something fabricated, especially an untruthful statement.
His account of the robbery is a complete fabrication.
Synonym Usage
See fiction.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of fabrication
First recorded in 1475–1500; from Latin fabricātiōn- (stem of fabricātiō ). See fabricate, -ion
Explanation
A fabrication is something made up, like a lie. Telling your boss that the subway broke down when in fact you just forgot to set your alarm is a fabrication. The word fabrication was originally used to talk about manufacturing or construction, and it referred to the act of assembling something. Tires and steering wheels are necessary materials for automobile fabrication. Nowadays, the word fabrication is usually used to refer to the act of coming up with a story out of thin air. In this sense, a book of fiction is a fabrication, as is the lie you tell your girlfriend to explain why you forgot her birthday (again).
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Example Sentences
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When prices dropped by more than 50%, disaster struck with fabrication plant closings and company failures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The photo was a fabrication, generated by AI.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Viet Tan called their arrest a "blatant fabrication intended to conceal the fact that the Viet Tan members were abducted in Cambodia and forcibly taken to Vietnam".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The mechanical resonator used in the experiment was built with chip fabrication techniques.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
They never had to make this fabrication a matter of public record, however: their letter to Bloom accusing him of this deed did the trick—he finally dropped out of the fight as if poleaxed.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Your first line of defense against these fabrications?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The judiciary is getting increasingly nervous about AI fabrications becoming part of the judicial record.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
Jamaat chief Shafiqur Rahman, 67, had said on Friday he would "seek redress" from the commission, with his party alleging "inconsistencies and fabrications".
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
This makes verification increasingly difficult, especially as social media can also provide fertile ground for fabrications, unfounded claims, and distorted realities, a challenge further intensified by the rise of AI.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
Officials from the Japanese Sumo Association typically dismiss any such charges as fabrications by disgruntled former wrestlers.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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