fabricationfab‧ri‧ca‧tion /ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun 
Of course, it might all be complete fabrication.2[uncountable] technical the process of making or producing something SYN manufacture
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A report about abuse at the school was found to be a fabrication.
- Everything that was written about me in that article was a fabrication.
- The defense said that the victim's story was a total fabrication designed to get revenge.
- For example, the degree in Microelectronics requires emphasis on integrated circuit design, integrated circuit fabrication and systems applications.
- Prosecutors claim the abuse allegations are fabrications.
- The process engineering people collected statistical data on 17 parameters involved in the fabrication of thin film circuits.
- These mills have since provided a source for material, inspiration, fabrication and construction.
THESAURUS
noun [countable] something you say or write that you know is untrue: · Would you tell lies to protect a friend?· The allegation is a complete lie.
noun [countable] informal a lie that you tell to avoid upsetting someone: · We all tell white lies sometimes.
noun [countable] informal a lie, especially about something that is not very important – used especially by children: · Have you been telling fibs?
noun [countable usually plural] British English informal a lie – a very informal use: · He’s been telling porkies again.
noun [countable] formal a statement that is not true, especially one that is intended to give people the wrong idea about someone or something: · He described the allegations as malicious falsehoods.
noun [countable] formal a lie – used especially when you want to avoid saying the word lie: · Some workers go off and tell untruths about the organisations for which they are working.
noun [countable, uncountable] formal a story or claim that someone has invented in order to deceive someone, or the act of doing this: · The claim was described as a fabrication by the police prosecutor.· He dismissed the charges as pure fabrication.
noun [uncountable] law the crime of writing lies that could make people have a bad opinion of someone, especially in a newspaper or magazine: · She sued the newspaper for libel.· libel laws
noun [countable, uncountable] law the crime of speaking lies that could make people have a bad opinion of someone, or an untrue statement which does this: · He’s threatening to sue them for slander.· a slander on the good name of the company· Linking his name to terrorism was a slander.
Longman Language Activatoran untrue story or explanation an untrue story or explanation that you use as an excuse or to impress someone: give somebody some story: · She gave me some story about Mark being an old friend.tall tale/story: · It's the sort of tall tale about how good they are with women that guys tell in bars.cock-and-bull story especially British: · He gave me a cock-and-bull story about the glass being smashed in the storm, but it looked to me like the two of them had had a fight.
an untrue story or piece of information that someone has deliberately invented: · It can sometimes be difficult to tell fact from fiction.pure fiction (=completely untrue and invented): · The president denied that he was ill, labelling the report "pure fiction."
an untrue story or piece of information that someone has deliberately invented in order to deceive people: · Everything that was written about me in that article was a fabrication.total/pure/complete fabrication: · The defense said that the victim's story was a total fabrication designed to get revenge.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Of course, it might all be complete fabrication.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1[countable, uncountable] a piece of information or story that someone has invented in order to deceive peoplecomplete/total/pure fabrication Of course, it might all be complete fabrication.· The list was a practical joke, a complete fabrication yes a happening even.
Of course, it might all be complete fabrication.2[uncountable] technical the process of making or producing something SYN manufacture