Dictionary
fig•ment
Pronunciation: (fig'munt), [key]—
n.
1. a mere product of mental invention; a fantastic notion:
The noises in the attic were just a figment of his imagination.
2. a feigned, invented, or imagined story, theory, etc.:
biographical and historical figments. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.