fabrication
The act of fabricating, framing, or constructingThe act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture
» What you're saying is pure fabrication.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture
the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government
произво́дствоproizvódstvo, изготовле́ниеizgotovlénije
the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)
(countable)That which is fabricated; a falsehood.
The story is doubtless a fabrication.
вы́думкаvýdumka, фальсифика́цияfalʹsifikácija, подде́лкаpoddélka
(countable, uncountable)The act of cutting up an animal carcass as preparation for cooking; butchery.
Examples
8 sentencesWhat you're saying is pure fabrication.
Everything he told us was pure fabrication.
deWas er uns erzählte, war alles das reinste Seemannsgarn. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Everything Tom said was a complete fabrication.
Even if it's not true, it's a brilliant fabrication.
To call that fabrication a fib would be a criminal understatement.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle French fabrication, from Latin fabricatio. Equivalent to fabricate + -ion.From Middle French fabrication, from Latin fabricatio. Equivalent to fabricate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: fabrications| Singular | fabrication |
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Synonyms
9 synonyms- the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery):assembly
- the act of making something (a product) from raw materials:manufacturemanufacturing
- writing in a fictional form:fictionalizationfictionalisation
- a deliberately false or improbable account:fictionfable
- the deliberate act of deviating from the truth:lyingprevarication
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable