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

Prosecutors say that company was actually a fabrication.

From BBC

Gestural markings of pencil and watercolor emphasize the artist’s hand, which underscores the human, unnatural fabrication of the casta system’s racial categorizations.

From Los Angeles Times

The White House continues to claim the letter is a fabrication.

From Salon

This led to experimentation with the revolutionary methods of fabrication that would later define the scene.

From Los Angeles Times

It further questions the legitimacy of the Bronze Star Mills received in 2021, citing testimony from a fellow servicemember who called the award recommendation a “fabrication.”

From Salon

Related Words

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