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
MillieMIL-eeEnglish
Yusuf-Arabic, Turkish
ShadrachSHAD-rak (English), SHAY-drak (English)Biblical
Pa-Hmong
Federigofe-de-REE-goItalian
ȘTefaniashte-FAHN-yahRomanian