fabrication

[ fab-ri-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act or process of fabricating; manufacture.
2. something fabricated, especially an untruthful statement:

   His account of the robbery is a complete fabrication.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fabrication¹

First recorded in 1475–1500; from Latin fabricātiōn- (stem of fabricātiō ). See fabricate, -ion

Synonym Study

See fiction.

Example Sentences

Implementing a no-fault divorce policy was necessary to preserve the integrity of the court system in a legal environment then-marred with fabrication, Grossman explained.

From Salon

The fabrication has circulated in conservative media and has even been used by Congressional Republicans to push for proof-of-citizenship voting requirements.

From Salon

“The semiconductor industry has this dominating strong roadmap which provides a drumbeat for all players contributing to the solution. With this, we are able to provide progress in terms of microchip fabrication which today allows things like artificial intelligence which were unthinkable even ten years ago,” says Dr Rohmund.

From BBC

"The force of the tanker hitting the ground isn’t enough to cause an explosion. It’s the poor fabrication of these tanks by unqualified persons - that is the problem," he said.

From BBC

“After painstakingly assembling a team of highly talented and motivated personnel to develop a rational, systematic and science-based strategy to investigate these phenomena,” Kirkpatrick wrote in a Scientific American op-ed in January, shortly after his December retirement from AARO, he and his team were overwhelmed by a “whirlwind of tall tales, fabrication and secondhand or thirdhand retellings of the same,” producing “a social media frenzy and a significant amount of congressional and executive time and energy spent on investigating these so-called claims.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• deceit
• falsehood
• fiction
• forgery
• myth
• untruth