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
PhillidaFIL-i-dəEnglish (Rare)
Libor-Czech
Katell-Breton
Amaka-Western African, Igbo
Adalfarus-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
VÍTorVEE-toor (Portuguese), BEE-tawr (Galician)Portuguese, Galician