fabrication

[fab-ri-key-shuhn]

noun

1. the act or process of fabricating; manufacture.

2. something fabricated, especially an untruthful statement.

   His account of the robbery is a complete fabrication.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fabrication¹

First recorded in 1475–1500; from Latin fabricātiōn- (stem of fabricātiō ). See fabricate, -ion

Synonym Study

See fiction.

Example Sentences

This led to experimentation with the revolutionary methods of fabrication that would later define the scene.

From Los Angeles Times

It further questions the legitimacy of the Bronze Star Mills received in 2021, citing testimony from a fellow servicemember who called the award recommendation a “fabrication.”

From Salon

They label the frequent mistakes and fabrications produced by AI bots as “hallucinations,” which suggests that the bots have perceptions that may have gone slightly awry.

From Los Angeles Times

This, she says, was "a fabrication, the invention of a man who wasn't prepared to reflect honestly on his own conduct."

From BBC

By 2022, he was falsely claiming the separation of church and state is “a fabrication” made up by “secular humanists.”

From Salon

Related Words

• deceit 
• falsehood 
• fiction 
• forgery 
• myth 
• untruth