| word | figment |
|---|---|
| definition | Something made up or imagined. |
| eg_sentence | His preference for Cindy is a figment of your imagination; believe me, he barely knows she exists. |
| explanation | A figment is something formed from imaginary elements. Daydreams are figments; nightmares are figments that can seem very real. Most figments are everyday fears and hopes about small things that turn out to be imaginary. But when the radio play “The War of the Worlds” aired in 1938, it caused a panic among thousands of people who didn't realize the Martian invasion was just a figment of the author's imagination |
| IPA | ˈfɪgmɪnt |
Tags: mwvb::unit:17, mwvb::unit:17:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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