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

Said Shourabi, 53, works in metal fabrication and wasn't a big concertgoer until his daughter, who was out of town, bought him the tickets and insisted he go along.

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Known for pushing the boundaries of fabrication, Whitten’s telltale as a designer was his distinctive patchwork construction.

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The Energy Department has approved a nuclear safety design agreement for its planned fuel fabrication facility at the Idaho National Laboratory.

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The company announced Tuesday it had made progress on its first nuclear-fuel fabrication facility and expanded its partnership with Idaho National Laboratory.

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Chinese fabrication plants have been forced to rely on older manufacturing techniques that are less efficient, opening the door to more errors and reducing the percentage of chips manufactured that are usable.

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Related Words

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