Figment

/ˈfɪɡ.mənt/

कल्पना की उपज; गढ़ी हुई बात; काल्पनिक चीज़

Origin & History

From Latin figmentum (“something formed or fashioned”), from fingere (“to shape, form; to invent, feign”).

लैटिन figmentum (अर्थ: ‘गढ़ी/रची हुई चीज़’) से, जो fingere (अर्थ: ‘आकार देना; गढ़ना/कल्पना करना’) से बना है।

Definition

A figment is something that exists only in the imagination, not in reality—often used in the phrase “a figment of (someone’s) imagination.”

Figment वह चीज़ है जो केवल कल्पना में मौजूद हो, वास्तविकता में नहीं—अक्सर “a figment of (someone’s) imagination” (किसी की कल्पना की उपज) के रूप में प्रयोग होता है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
The monster in the story was a figment of the child’s imagination.
कहानी का राक्षस बच्चे की कल्पना की उपज था।

Usage Examples

Her fear that everyone hated her was a figment, not a fact.
The rumor turned out to be a figment created to distract people.
He insisted the footsteps were real, but they were just a figment of his anxiety.

Related Forms

Noun
Adjective

Idioms & Phrases

A figment of (someone's) imagination
किसी की कल्पना की उपज (बिलकुल काल्पनिक बात)