fig·ment

fig·ment
/ˈfıgmənt/ noun, pl -ments [count]
: something produced by the imagination : something that does not really exist
— usually used in the phrase figment of your imagination

I thought I heard her voice, but I guess it was just a figment of my imagination.


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  • fig|ment — «FIHG muhnt», noun. something made up, feigned, or imagined; a made up story: »I don t believe it; it s just a figment of your imagination. SYNONYM(S): fiction. ╂[< Latin figmentum < fingere to form, fashion] …   Useful english dictionary

  • fig — cap·ri·fig; con·fig·u·ral; con·fig·u·rate; con·fig·u·ra·tion·al; con·fig·u·ra·tion·ism; dis·fig·ure·ment; dis·fig·ur·er; dis·fig·ur·ing·ly; ef·fig·ial; ef·fig·i·ate; fig; fig·ging; fig·gy; fig·ment; Fig; fig·ur·able; fig·ur·al; fig·u·rant;… …   English syllables

  • dis|fig|ure|ment — «dihs FIHG yuhr muhnt», noun. 1. the act of disfiguring: »the disfigurement of walls by scribblers. 2. a disfigured condition: »The disfigurement of his face was caused by an explosion. SYNONYM(S): defacement, deformity. 3. something that… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre|fig|ure|ment — «pree FIHG yuhr muhnt», noun. the act of prefiguring …   Useful english dictionary

  • figment — fig·ment …   English syllables

  • figment — fig|ment [ˈfıgmənt] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: figmentum, from fingere; FIGURE1] a figment of sb s imagination something that you imagine is real, but which does not exist …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • figment — fig|ment [ fıgmənt ] noun a figment of your imagination something that you have imagined or invented and therefore does not really exist …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • figment — fig•ment [[t]ˈfɪg mənt[/t]] n. 1) a mere product of mental invention; a fantastic notion 2) a feigned, invented, or imagined story, theory, etc • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < L figmentum something made or feigned …   From formal English to slang

  • Figment — Fig ment, n. [L. figmentum, fr. fingere to form, shape, invent, feign. See {Feign}.] An invention; a fiction; something feigned or imagined. [1913 Webster] Social figments, feints, and formalism. Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] It carried rather an …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Décollement — Fig. 1 Imbricate fan in a thrust system with a basal décollement[1][2] Décollement (dé collé ment) is a gliding plane between two rock masses. In French, décoller means to detach from or to rip of …   Wikipedia

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