fabrication

noun

fab·​ri·​ca·​tion ˌfa-bri-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce fabrication (audio)
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1
: the act or process of fabricating
2
: a product of fabrication
especially : lie, falsehood

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her claim that she had been a nurse during the war proved to be a total fabrication the notion that the Colossus of Rhodes could straddle the harbor was a fabrication of medieval writers
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Fine lace is up 41% in China and 19% in Europe, with dresses in this fabrication specifically up 49% in China, 37% in Europe and 19% in the US, per Heuritech. — Rachael Akhidenor, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026 Elsewhere, sites in Cocoa and Melbourne support fabrication, tooling, thermal protection systems and development while sites in Orlando and Titusville have logistics and materials operations. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026 In addition, many of these chips require complex manufacturing processes, including energy-intensive vacuum deposition and semiconductor fabrication facilities. — New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026 These locations support fabrication, thermal protection systems, tooling, logistics, and materials handling. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fabrication

Word History

Etymology

Middle English fabricacionne, borrowed from Latin fabricātiōn-, fabricātiō, from fabricāre, fabricārī "to fashion, shape, construct" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at fabricate

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of fabrication was in the 15th century

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“Fabrication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fabrication. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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fabrication

noun
fab·​ri·​ca·​tion ˌfab-ri-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce fabrication (audio)
: confabulation

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