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
JarrodJER-əd, JAR-ədEnglish
RŮŽEna-Czech
CillaSIL-lah (Swedish), SI-lah (Dutch)Swedish, Dutch
PŘEmysl-Czech
Bogomil-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Arezou-Persian