Figment
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɪɡ.mənt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Figment is a noun meaning A fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious.
Meaning
A fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) An item which has been crafted.
Example Sentences
a figment of one's imagination
He had not seen sarcomeres: these segments were a figment of his imagination.
Perhaps, dear reader, you are only a figment in the dream of some god, as Sherlock Holmes was a figment in the mind of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Jung's implication here is clearly that one should try to forget that this is only a figment or fantasy, merely make-believe—or perhaps that one should forget the “only,” the “merely”—and indeed take the fantasy seriously as a reality.
Word Forms
- figments
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fantasy, illusion, idea, creation, result, dream.
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