figment of (one's)/the imagination



figment of (one's)/the imagination

An experience that initially is thought to be real but is actually imagined. I thought I heard the sound of my front door opening last night but it turned out to be a figment of my imagination.
See also: figment, imagination, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Selene[si'li:ni]
Chidubem-Western African, Igbo
Dow[dau]
Dipa-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil
TomÀS-Catalan
BettyeBET-eeEnglish