figment

[ fig-muh nt ]

/ ˈfɪg mənt /

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noun

a mere product of mental invention; a fantastic notion: The noises in the attic were just a figment of his imagination.

a feigned, invented, or imagined story, theory, etc.: biographical and historical figments.

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Origin of figment

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin figmentum something made or feigned, equivalent to fig- (base of fingere to mold, feign) + -mentum -ment

SYNONYMS FOR figment

2. See fiction.

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But it turns out The Furies of Maidan is not a figment of his imagination.
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Equally divided consensus says: a figment of her imagination, or Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr.
Feminist Flagellant: Liz Jones’s Surprising Brand of Tell-All|Emma Garman|July 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Despite aural evidence to the contrary, Mr. Bhatt, however, insisted the noise was a figment of my imagination.
My Own Private Bollywood|Katherine Russell Rich|July 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
His false prophet is either Antichrist or that image or figment of which we have spoken in the same place.
The City of God, Volume II|Aurelius Augustine

This indeed was his spiritual and mental reality for her: the rest of him was a figment, a dream that might pass suddenly away.
Guy and Pauline|Compton Mackenzie
It did not matter that the 'social contract' was historically a figment; it would serve equally well to explain government.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3)|Leslie Stephen
It is a figment of the old serpent to hinder us from snatching his prey from him.
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest|Charlotte M. Yonge
The husband of Belle had become an unreal shadow—the figment of a disordered imagination.
A Summer's Outing|Carter H. Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for figment

figment

/ (ˈfɪɡmənt) /

noun

a fantastic notion, invention, or fabricationa figment of the imagination

Word Origin for figment

C15: from Late Latin figmentum a fiction, from Latin fingere to shape

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Word Origin and History for figment

figment

early 15c., from Latin figmentum "something formed or fashioned, creation," related to figura "shape" (see figure (n.)).

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