Phrase guide

figment of one's imagination

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A product of the imagination; especially, such a thing whose unreality one may question, at least temporarily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: hallucination, mirage

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hallucination, mirage

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: плод на въображението (plod na vǎobraženieto) — product of the imagination
  • Catalan: producte de la imaginació — product of the imagination
  • Catalan: fantasia de la imaginació — product of the imagination
  • Estonian: ulme — product of the imagination
  • Estonian: fantaseering — product of the imagination
  • Estonian: väljamõeldis — product of the imagination
  • Italian: parto della fantasia — product of the imagination
  • Polish: fantazja — product of the imagination
  • Polish: imaginacja — product of the imagination