concoction

[ kon-kok-shuhn, kuhn- ]

noun

1. the act or process of concocting.
2. something concocted:

   a delicious concoction of beans, rice, and meat.

   Synonyms: blend, medley, mixture

Word History and Origins

Origin of concoction¹

1525–35; < Latin concoctiōn- (stem of concoctiō ) digestion, equivalent to concoct ( us ) ( concoct ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

The concoction was flavored with honey, sesame seeds, pine nuts, licorice and grapes, which were commonly used to make the beverage look like blood.

From Science Daily

However, the newcomers intend to replicate one of the world’s most popular beverages from taste, to caffeine punch, to drinking experience – and the first of this nascent industry’s beanless concoctions have begun to appear.

From BBC

A light touch of herbs, some seasonings and a bright pop of fresh lemon juice, and you have a most brilliant concoction, a concoction that is now as much of a Creole classic as gumbo.

From Salon

After finishing one drink — a concoction of orange juice, cranberry juice and something bitter — she says she began to feel lightheaded and found an empty bedroom to rest.

From Los Angeles Times

But for Freeman, it was a concoction of adrenaline, relief and gratitude that — at least for a little while — mostly numbed the pain in his badly sprained right ankle.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• brew
• mixture