be a figment of (one's/the) imagination



be a figment of (one's/the) imagination

To be an imagined experience (especially after one has initially thought it to be real). 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
Gulbadan-Urdu (Rare)
Aksinya-Russian
Pam[pæm]
Eileenie-LEEN, IE-leenIrish, English
Olimpiaaw-LEEM-pyah (Polish)Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
Philomena[.filə'mi:nə]