fabrication

noun

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

Examples of fabrication in a Sentence

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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Meanwhile, boosting chip supplies is difficult due to manufacturers' limited production capacity and the enormous expense of building semiconductor fabrication facilities, which can cost $10 billion and take up to five years to complete. Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 26 June 2026 Every one of these chips, Jalapeño included, depends on Taiwan Semiconductor for advanced fabrication and the specialized packaging that bonds compute and memory into a single working part. Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 But the favorite fabrication the AI poisoners on Reddit have latched onto is that JD Vance has died of rabies. Frank Landymore, Futurism, 25 June 2026 The technology was built on GlobalFoundries’ commercial 45 nm silicon-on-insulator manufacturing platform at the company’s New York fabrication facility, enabling secure domestic production for aerospace and defense applications. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 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

Time Traveler
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 30 Jun. 2026.

Medical Definition

fabrication

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

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