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Figment

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Translation of "figment" into Russian

figment
Noun
raiting
UK
/ˈfɪɡmənt/
US
/ˈfɪɡmənt/
figment
figments pl
The monster under the bed was just a figment of his imagination.
Монстр под кроватью был просто вымыслом его воображения.
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Definitions

figment
Noun
raiting
UK
/ˈfɪɡmənt/
US
/ˈfɪɡmənt/
A thing that someone believes to be real but that exists only in their imagination.
The monster under the bed was just a figment of the child's imagination.
An invented or fabricated story, statement, or idea; a mere contrivance.
His alibi was nothing but a figment devised to deceive the police.

Idioms and phrases

figment of (someone's) imagination
The monster under the bed was just a figment of the child's imagination.
плод (чьего-то) воображения
Монстр под кроватью был просто плодом воображения ребенка.
figment of (one's) imagination
The unicorns in the story were just a figment of the author's imagination.
вымысел (чьего-то) воображения
Единороги в рассказе были всего лишь вымыслом воображения автора.