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figment of imagination
| Main Entry: |
figment of the imagination
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fiction of the mind |
| Synonyms: | creation of the brain, creature of the imagination, fabrication, fantasy, fiction, figment, imagination, invention, phantom of the mind, whimsy, wildest dream |
| Main Entry: | fiction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | made-up story |
| Synonyms: | anecdote, best seller, book, cliff-hanger, clothesline, concoction, crock, drama, fable, fabrication, falsehood, fancy, fantasy, fib, figment of imagination, fish story, hooey, imagination, improvisation, invention, legend, lie, misrepresentation, myth, narrative, novel, potboiler, prevarication, romance, smoke*, storytelling, tale, tall story, terminological inexactitude, untruth, whopper, work of imagination, yarn |
| Antonyms: | non-fiction, truth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | illusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | false appearance; false belief |
| Synonyms: | apparition, bubble*, chimera, confusion, daydream, deception, delusion, déjè vu, error, fallacy, false impression, fancy, fantasy, figment of imagination, fool's paradise, ghost, hallucination, head trip, hocus-pocus, idolism, ignus fatuus, image, invention, make-believe, mirage, misapprehension, misbelief, misconception, misimpression, mockery, myth, optical illusion, paramnesia, phantasm, pipe dream, rainbow*, seeming, semblance, trip*, virtual reality |
| Notes: | allusion is an 'indirect mention,' illusion is 'false impression,' and delusion is 'deception' which is much stronger than illusion an illusion is an image or conception of something actual or real that presents itself to the mind in an abnormal or distorted manner; a delusion is a false belief about oneself or other people that persists despite its being at variance with the facts |
| Antonyms: | certainty, event, fact, reality, truth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ignis fatuus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | illusion |
| Synonyms: | apparition, bubble*, chimera, confusion, daydream, deception, deja vu, delusion, error, fallacy, false impression, fancy, fantasy, figment of imagination, fool's paradise, ghost, hallucination, head trip, hocus-pocus, idolism, ignus fatuus, image, invention, make-believe, mirage, misapprehension, misbelief, misconception, misimpression, mockery, myth, optical illusion, paramnesia, phantasm, phantasma, pipe dream, rainbow*, seeming, semblance, trip*, virtual reality, will-o'-the-wisp |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hallucination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dream, delusion |
| Synonyms: | aberration, apparition, fantasy, figment of the imagination, head trip, illusion, mirage, phantasm, phantasmagoria, phantom, trip*, vision, wraith |
| Notes: | hallucination is from disturbed sensory perceptions; delusion is from disturbed thinking |
| Antonyms: | experience, fact, reality, truth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | phantasmagoria |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hallucination |
| Synonyms: | aberration, apparition, fantasy, figment of the imagination, head trip, illusion, mirage, phantasm, phantasmagory, phantom, trip*, vision, wraith |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | phantasmagory |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hallucination |
| Synonyms: | aberration, apparition, fantasy, figment of the imagination, head trip, illusion, mirage, phantasm, phantasmagoria, phantom, trip*, vision, wraith |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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