noun
- something that exists only in one’s imagination; an invented or fabricated idea
Examples
- The monster under his bed was just a figment of his imagination.
- Her fears about the presentation were largely figments of her mind.
- The supposed conspiracy turned out to be a figment created by paranoid thinking.
- Don’t worry about those strange noises—they’re probably figments of your tired brain.
- The perfect job she described was a figment that didn’t actually exist.
- His memories of that day might be figments rather than actual events.