1. 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.