figment of one's imagination

Definitions

A product of the imagination; especially, such a thing whose unreality one may question, at least temporarily.

figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonyms: hallucination, mirage”

“How much would you expect⟳, if commissioned to go into the heart of mahometan worship⟳, and to say⟳ to them, your prophet was an impostor, your koran is a lie⟳, and all your hopes of a sensual paradise a mere figment of your imagination?”

“I am just a figment of your imagination.”

“Another pause, this one agonizing, and then: "You might as well come⟳ in. Because if you're telling the truth, that's the most fascinating thing I've ever heard, and if you're lying, you're a figment of my imagination, and I could still use⟳ the company."”

CEFR level