fabrication.

1. An invented story or piece of evidence presented as though it were true.

2. The making of parts or structures by shaping and assembling materials.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• complete fabrication
• fabrication of evidence

On the page

The alleged conversation was a fabrication.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular fabrication; plural fabrications. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.