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
Inkar-Kazakh
Elizai-LIE-zə (English), e-LEE-zah (Polish)English, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Christabellakris-tə-BEL-əEnglish (Rare)
Dorothea[.dɔrə'θiə]
Zahari-Bulgarian
SİNem-Turkish